Portrait of Robert de Cotte, by Pierre Drevet, after Hyacinthe Rigaud

An image of Robert de Cotte Chevalier de l'Ordre de St. Michel, Coner. Du Roy en ses Con.s, prem.r Architecte, intendant des Batimens, Jardins, Arts, et Manufactures. De Sa Majeste, Directeur de l'Academie Royale d'Architecture, Et Vice protecteur de celle de Peinture es Sculpture. Portrait of Robert de Cotte, architect,1656-1735. Drevet, Pierre (French, 1663-1738). Rigaud, Hyacinthe, after (French, 1659-1743). Etching, engraving, 18th century. Production Note: 3rd state. The inscription line that used to read "Conseils, premier Intendant" was replaced by "Cons. Premr. Architecte, Intendant." / Inscription on bottom "Peint par Hyacinthe Rigaud" and "Grave par Pire. Drevet pour l'Academie".

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Robert de Cotte Chevalier de l'Ordre de St. Michel, Coner. Du Roy en ses Con.s, prem.r Architecte, intendant des Batimens, Jardins, Arts, et Manufactures. De Sa Majeste, Directeur de l'Academie Royale d'Architecture, Et Vice protecteur de celle de Peinture es Sculpture. Portrait of Robert de Cotte, architect,1656-1735. Drevet, Pierre (French, 1663-1738). Rigaud, Hyacinthe, after (French, 1659-1743). Etching, engraving, 18th century. Production Note: 3rd state. The inscription line that used to read "Conseils, premier Intendant" was replaced by "Cons. Premr. Architecte, Intendant." / Inscription on bottom "Peint par Hyacinthe Rigaud" and "Grave par Pire. Drevet pour l'Academie".

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Accession Number: P.13840-R
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 740 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 801.14kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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