Jean Cotelle

Entrance tothe labyrinth at Versailles

Jean Cotelle,'the younger' (1646–1708) was a painter and engraver, born in Paris. He received his early instruction fromhis father, Jean Cotelle,and eventually visited Italy. On his return he devoted himself to his profession, producing historical paintings, miniatures, and occasionally etchings. Hischef-d'oeuvrewas the 'Marriage at Cana,' painted in 1681 for thecathedral of Notre-Dame.There are by him atVersaillesseveral 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 ofVenus.He was admitted into theAcademyin 1672, and died atVillers-sur-Marnein 1708.

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• This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Bryan, Michael(1886)."Cotelle, Jean, 'the younger'".In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.).Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K).Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.