E. H. Shepard
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E. H. Shepard was an English artist and illustrator best known for his iconic drawings in A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh books and Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| E. H. Shepard canonical | 16 |
| Ernest Howard Shepard | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T504869 — 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: E. H. Shepard Context triple: [The Wind in the Willows, hasIllustrator, E. H. Shepard]
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A.
Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter was an English writer, illustrator, and conservationist best known for her beloved children's books featuring animal characters, such as "The Tale of Peter Rabbit."
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B.
Arthur Rackham
Arthur Rackham was a renowned early 20th-century British illustrator celebrated for his distinctive, atmospheric artwork in classic fairy tales and fantasy literature.
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C.
Kenneth Grahame
Kenneth Grahame was a British writer best known for his classic children’s novel "The Wind in the Willows," which has inspired numerous adaptations in literature and film.
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D.
Robert May
Robert May was a prominent theoretical ecologist and mathematical biologist known for his influential work on population dynamics and the application of chaos theory to ecology.
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E.
Arthur Hughes
Arthur Hughes was a 19th-century English painter and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, known for his poetic, detailed, and often romantic works.
- 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: E. H. Shepard Target entity description: E. H. Shepard was an English artist and illustrator best known for his iconic drawings in A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh books and Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows.
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A.
Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter was an English writer, illustrator, and conservationist best known for her beloved children's books featuring animal characters, such as "The Tale of Peter Rabbit."
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B.
Arthur Rackham
Arthur Rackham was a renowned early 20th-century British illustrator celebrated for his distinctive, atmospheric artwork in classic fairy tales and fantasy literature.
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C.
Kenneth Grahame
Kenneth Grahame was a British writer best known for his classic children’s novel "The Wind in the Willows," which has inspired numerous adaptations in literature and film.
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D.
Robert May
Robert May was a prominent theoretical ecologist and mathematical biologist known for his influential work on population dynamics and the application of chaos theory to ecology.
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E.
Arthur Hughes
Arthur Hughes was a 19th-century English painter and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, known for his poetic, detailed, and often romantic works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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cartoonist ⓘ illustrator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
A. A. Milne
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Kenneth Grahame ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | Punch ⓘ |
| familyName | Shepard ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
book art
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cartooning ⓘ illustration ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ernest Howard Shepard
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linked to:
E. H. Shepard
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| genre |
children's book illustration
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political cartoon ⓘ |
| givenName | Ernest ⓘ |
| hasSignatureStyle | pen-and-ink line drawings ⓘ |
| illustrated |
Dream Days
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Now We Are Six ⓘ The Golden Age ⓘ The House at Pooh Corner ⓘ The Wind in the Willows ⓘ When We Were Very Young ⓘ Winnie-the-Pooh ⓘ |
| influenced |
visual depiction of Winnie-the-Pooh characters
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visual tradition of The Wind in the Willows characters ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| middleName | Howard ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | created iconic images of Winnie-the-Pooh and friends ⓘ |
| notableFor |
illustrations of The Wind in the Willows
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illustrations of Winnie-the-Pooh ⓘ |
| notableWork |
cartoons for Punch magazine
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illustrations for Dream Days ⓘ illustrations for Now We Are Six ⓘ illustrations for The Golden Age ⓘ illustrations for The House at Pooh Corner ⓘ illustrations for The Wind in the Willows ⓘ illustrations for When We Were Very Young ⓘ illustrations for Winnie-the-Pooh ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
ⓘ
book illustrator ⓘ cartoonist ⓘ illustrator ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedFor | Punch ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: E. H. Shepard Description of subject: E. H. Shepard was an English artist and illustrator best known for his iconic drawings in A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh books and Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: E. H. Shepard
subject linked to:
created iconic images of Winnie-the-Pooh and friends
linked to: E. H. Shepard
subject linked to:
Ashdown Forest (inspiration for Hundred Acre Wood)