Francis Cotes | |
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![]() A stipple engraving of Cotes after Pierre-Étienne Falconet | |
Born | 20 May 1726 |
Died | 16 July 1770 | (aged 44)
Francis Cotes RA (20 May 1726 – 16 July 1770) was an English portrait painter, one of the pioneers of English pastel painting (or drawing), and a founding member of the Royal Academy in 1768.