Leonard Cotes or Coates (

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1669-1701) was an English painter and

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of the

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. His apprentices included

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, later

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. Cotes' will is held in the UK's National Archives and was proven on 3 May 1701.Will of Leonard Cotes or Coates, Painter Stainer of London, National Archives (PROB 11/460/129)
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