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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
Landscape and portrait have been around as long as paintings have.
But whatever floats your boat.
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Printers used to call them French (= portrait for painters) or Italian (= landscape). And for painters, ready made stretchers come in 3 types: portrait, Italian and marine (wider respective to height).
Edit: and this is not limited to English - I'm French. And one can paint a "vertical" landscape but most portraits (of individuals, not groups or interiors) are "vertical".