A Mermaid
E211964
A Mermaid is an 1900 oil painting by John William Waterhouse depicting a solitary mermaid combing her hair by the rocky seashore in a romantic, Pre-Raphaelite style.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Mermaid canonical | 3 |
| The Mermaid | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1909723 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Mermaid Context triple: [John William Waterhouse, notableWork, A Mermaid]
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A.
Mermaids
Mermaids is a 1990 coming-of-age comedy-drama film starring Cher, Winona Ryder, and Bob Hoskins, centered on an eccentric single mother and her daughters in 1960s New England.
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B.
Under the Sea-Wind
Under the Sea-Wind is a 1941 nature book by marine biologist Rachel Carson that vividly portrays the lives of sea creatures through lyrical, scientifically informed narrative.
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C.
The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast is a 1926 silent adventure film loosely based on Herman Melville’s "Moby-Dick," notable for starring John Barrymore in one of his most famous early screen roles.
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D.
Gift from the Sea
Gift from the Sea is a reflective, bestselling 1955 book of essays by Anne Morrow Lindbergh that uses seashells and the seashore as metaphors to explore women's lives, solitude, and inner peace.
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E.
Neptune’s Daughter
Neptune’s Daughter is a 1949 MGM musical romantic comedy film starring Esther Williams, known for popularizing the song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.”
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Mermaid Target entity description: A Mermaid is an 1900 oil painting by John William Waterhouse depicting a solitary mermaid combing her hair by the rocky seashore in a romantic, Pre-Raphaelite style.
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A.
Mermaids
Mermaids is a 1990 coming-of-age comedy-drama film starring Cher, Winona Ryder, and Bob Hoskins, centered on an eccentric single mother and her daughters in 1960s New England.
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B.
Under the Sea-Wind
Under the Sea-Wind is a 1941 nature book by marine biologist Rachel Carson that vividly portrays the lives of sea creatures through lyrical, scientifically informed narrative.
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C.
The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast is a 1926 silent adventure film loosely based on Herman Melville’s "Moby-Dick," notable for starring John Barrymore in one of his most famous early screen roles.
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D.
Gift from the Sea
Gift from the Sea is a reflective, bestselling 1955 book of essays by Anne Morrow Lindbergh that uses seashells and the seashore as metaphors to explore women's lives, solitude, and inner peace.
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E.
Neptune’s Daughter
Neptune’s Daughter is a 1949 MGM musical romantic comedy film starring Esther Williams, known for popularizing the song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ work of art ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artist | John William Waterhouse ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | late 19th century / early 20th century ⓘ |
| basedOn | mermaid mythology ⓘ |
| colorPalette | predominantly blue and green tones ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1900 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | John William Waterhouse ⓘ |
| creatorBirthName | John William Waterhouse ⓘ |
| creatorGender | male ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | British ⓘ |
| depictionType | figurative art ⓘ |
| depicts |
comb
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long hair ⓘ mermaid ⓘ rocky seashore ⓘ solitary female figure ⓘ |
| depictsBodyOfWater | sea ⓘ |
| genre | Pre-Raphaelite painting ⓘ |
| hasArtisticMovementInfluence |
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood ideals
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Romanticism ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject | mermaid from folklore ⓘ |
| iconography | mermaid combing hair ⓘ |
| inception | 1900 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement |
Pre-Raphaelite
ⓘ
linked to:
Pre-Raphaelite art
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| setting | seashore ⓘ |
| style | romantic ⓘ |
| subjectPosition | seated on a rock ⓘ |
| theme |
femininity
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mythology ⓘ nature ⓘ |
| title | A Mermaid ⓘ |
| visualFocus | central female figure ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Mermaid Description of subject: A Mermaid is an 1900 oil painting by John William Waterhouse depicting a solitary mermaid combing her hair by the rocky seashore in a romantic, Pre-Raphaelite style.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.