Francis Cotes

Francis Cotes
A stipple engraving of Cotes after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
Born	20 May 1726 London, England, Great Britain
Died	16 July 1770(1770-07-16) (aged 44) London, England, Great Britain

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.