Francis Cotes

Francis Cotes was an English portrait painter, one of the pioneers of English pastel painting, and a founding member of the Royal Academy in 1768.

20 May 1726

Born on the same birth day (20 May): Aleksandra Boiko • Austin Kearns • Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer • Christie Blatchford • Hal Newhouser • Jiřina Ptáčníková • John Stuart Mill • Kassim Osgood • Leo Franco • Ron Reagan • Shorty Long • Ted Allen • William Fargo • Óscar Cardozo