Benoît Le Coffre

Benoit Le Coffre
Self-portrait
Born1671 (1671)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died1722 (aged 50–51)
Copenhagen
EducationÉcole des Beaux-Arts
Known forPainting
MovementRococo
AwardsPrix de Rome

Benoît Le Coffre (1671 – 1722) was a Danish painter of French descent. He became King Frederick IV's Court Painter in 1700 and is considered the earliest representative of light Rococo painting in Denmark.

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