Francis Cotes
Catherine Gunning
About this artwork
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artist:Francis Cotes (1726 - 1770) English
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title:Catherine Gunning
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pastel on paper
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measurements:60.70 x 45.50 cm (framed: 70.00 x 62.20 x 8.40 cm)
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object type:
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credit line:Miss A.C. Watson Bequest 1967
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accession number:D NG 2294
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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Francis Cotes
Francis Cotes
Cotes was born in London. At the age of fifteen he was apprenticed to George Knapton, a respected artist who had painted the royal family. Cotes was a founder member of both the Society of Artists and the Royal Academy. He was an important pastel portraitist as well as a skilled oil painter. Cotes...
