Francis Cotes
(1726-1770), Portrait painterSitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 89 portraits
Francis Cotes trained under portrait painter George Knapton and soon afterwards established himself as a highly fashionable painter. He initially concentrated on portraits in pastel and crayon, although he later extended his working practice to include oil painting. He frequently had engravings made after his portraits, which enabled them to reach a far greater public and gain him widespread recognition. By the 1770s he was one of the most fashionable and sought after portrait painters in London. Cotes was among the founding members of the Royal Academy and he went on to become director of the Society of Artists, at whose shows he had exhibited since 1760.
Maria (née Gunning), Countess of Coventry
by J. Cook, published by Richard Bentley, after Francis Cotes
line and stipple engraving, published 1891
NPG D14152
Frances Douglas (née Lascelles)
by James Watson, after Francis Cotes
mezzotint
NPG D1779
Frances Douglas (née Lascelles)
by Richard Purcell (H. Fowler, Charles or Philip Corbutt), after Francis Cotes
mezzotint
NPG D1780
Elizabeth (née Gunning), Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon
by Richard Houston, after Francis Cotes
mezzotint, (1751)
NPG D2504
Elizabeth (née Gunning), Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon
by Richard Brookshaw, after Francis Cotes
mezzotint, (1751)
NPG D2505
Elizabeth (née Gunning), Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon
by Richard Houston, after Francis Cotes
mezzotint, (1751)
NPG D2529
Elizabeth Sandby (née Venables)
by James Macardell, after Francis Cotes
mezzotint, (1755)
NPG D4140
by James Watson, after Francis Cotes
mezzotint, 1760-1790
NPG D4269
by and published by James Watson, after Francis Cotes
mezzotint, published circa 1765 (1763)
NPG D19934
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