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Jean Cotelle, 'the younger' (1642–1708) was a painter and engraver, born in Paris. He received his early instruction from
his father, Jean Cotelle, and eventually visited Italy. On his return he devoted himself to his profession, producing historical paintings, miniatures, and occasionally etchings. His
chef-d'oeuvre was the 'Marriage at Cana,' painted in 1681 for the
cathedral of Notre-Dame. There are by him at
Versailles
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several views in the gardens of that palace. He etched a plate representing 'Our Lord on the Mount of Olives,' and a series of seven scenes from the history of
Venus
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. He was admitted into the
Academy
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in 1672, and died at
Villers-sur-Marne in 1708.
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1642 births
1708 deaths
17th-century French engravers
18th-century French engravers
17th-century French painters
French male painters
18th-century French painters
Painters from Paris
18th-century French male artists