What is Robert de Cotte?
[[Image:Robert de Cotte.JPG|thumb|right|Robert de Cotte, 1701, oil on canvas by Joseph Vivien]] '''Robert de Cotte''' (1656 &ndash; 15 July 1735) was a French [[architect]]-administrator. He introduced the [[Rococo|Rococo style]]. He was a pupil of [[Jules Hardouin-Mansart]]. He later became his teacher's brother-in-law and his collaborator. De Cotte married Hardouin-Mansart's sister. After Hardouin-Mansart's death, de Cotte completed his unfinished projects. These included the royal [[chapel]] at [[Palace of Versailles|Versailles]] and the [[Grand Trianon]]. {{DEFAULTSORT:Cotte, Robert de}} [[Category:Palace of Versailles]] [[Category:French architects]] [[Category:1656 births]] [[Category:1735 deaths]] {{bio-stub}}