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Francis Cotes
1770Jul, 16

Francis Cotes

Francis Cotes, English painter and academic (b. 1726)
Francis Cotes (20 May 1726 – 16 July 1770) was an English painter, one of the pioneers of English pastel painting, and a founding member of the Royal Academy in 1768.

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