Robert de Cotte

Robert de Cotte, 1701, pastel on paper by Joseph Vivien
Palais Rohan, Strasbourg, for Armand Gaston Maximilien, prince de Rohan, bishop of Strasbourg (planned 1727–8, built 1731–42)[1]

Robert de Cotte (French pronunciation: [ʁɔbɛʁ də kɔt]; 1656 – 15 July 1735) was a French architect-administrator, under whose design control of the royal buildings of France from 1699, the earliest notes presaging the Rococo style were introduced. First a pupil of Jules Hardouin-Mansart, he later became his brother-in-law and his collaborator.[2] After Hardouin-Mansart's death, de Cotte completed his unfinished projects, notably the royal chapel at Versailles and the Grand Trianon.

  1. ^ Neuman, Robert (1996). "Cotte, Robert de" in The Dictionary of Art. Also at Oxford Art Online (subscription required).
  2. ^ De Cotte married Hardouin-Mansart's sister before 1683 (Kimball).