Coypel. I. Noe'I, a French painter, a successful imitator of Poussin, born in 1628, died in 1707. Among his most celebrated pictures are the "Death of Abel" and the "Assumption of the Virgin," the latter in the hotel des In-valides. II. Antoine, a son and pupil of the preceding, born in 1661, died in 1722. He was appointed painter to the king in 1716. His principal works are the "Assumption" in the church of Notre Dame, "Christ Curing the Blind," and "Christ among the Doctors." Some of his etchings are executed in a masterly manner. The "Numismatic History of the Reign of Louis XIV.," chiefly from his designs, is a work as remarkable of its kind as his frescoes of the chapel at Versailles. III. Noel Nicolas, stepbrother of the preceding, born in 1688, died in 1734. He also painted many works for the churches of Paris, of which the best are the ceiling of the chapel of the Virgin in the church of St. Saviour, and the " Assumption "in the same chapel. IV. Charles Antoine, son of Antoine, born in 1694, died in 1752. He chiefly excelled as painter of portraits, the best of which is that of Adrienne Lecouvreur.