paintress

noun

1. (archaic)A female painter.

   “Oosterwyck (Maria Van), a celebrated Dutch paintress of flowers and fruit, born at Nootdrop, a small town near Delft, in 1630.”

   “Bennings, Liévene, a celebrated Flemish paintress, daughter of Simon Benichius, or Bennings, a miniature painter of Bruges, who instructed her in the art.”

   “After a short time, she moved to Minton's to train as a paintress.”