Portrait of Alfred Tennyson
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Portrait of Alfred Tennyson is a celebrated 19th-century painting depicting the eminent Victorian poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, created by the British artist George Frederic Watts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Portrait of Alfred Tennyson canonical | 2 |
| Portrait of Lord Tennyson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10169248 — 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: Portrait of Alfred Tennyson Context triple: [George Frederic Watts, notableWork, Portrait of Alfred Tennyson]
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A.
Bust of Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The Bust of Alfred, Lord Tennyson is a sculpted portrait of the Victorian poet laureate created by the Pre-Raphaelite-associated English sculptor Thomas Woolner.
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B.
Portrait of Alexander Pope
Portrait of Alexander Pope is an early 18th-century oil painting by Charles Jervas depicting the famed English poet and satirist Alexander Pope.
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C.
George Clayton Tennyson
George Clayton Tennyson was an English clergyman and lawyer best known as the father of the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
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D.
Portrait of Lytton Strachey
Portrait of Lytton Strachey is a famous early 20th-century painting by British artist Dora Carrington depicting the writer and critic Lytton Strachey, with whom she had a close personal and artistic relationship.
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E.
Lionel Tennyson
Lionel Tennyson was one of the sons of Victorian poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, known primarily through his connection to his father's life and legacy.
- 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: Portrait of Alfred Tennyson Target entity description: Portrait of Alfred Tennyson is a celebrated 19th-century painting depicting the eminent Victorian poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, created by the British artist George Frederic Watts.
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A.
Bust of Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The Bust of Alfred, Lord Tennyson is a sculpted portrait of the Victorian poet laureate created by the Pre-Raphaelite-associated English sculptor Thomas Woolner.
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B.
Portrait of Alexander Pope
Portrait of Alexander Pope is an early 18th-century oil painting by Charles Jervas depicting the famed English poet and satirist Alexander Pope.
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C.
George Clayton Tennyson
George Clayton Tennyson was an English clergyman and lawyer best known as the father of the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
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D.
Portrait of Lytton Strachey
Portrait of Lytton Strachey is a famous early 20th-century painting by British artist Dora Carrington depicting the writer and critic Lytton Strachey, with whom she had a close personal and artistic relationship.
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E.
Lionel Tennyson
Lionel Tennyson was one of the sons of Victorian poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, known primarily through his connection to his father's life and legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | fine art ⓘ |
| artist | George Frederic Watts ⓘ |
| artisticSchool | British art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British cultural history
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Victorian literature ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | George Frederic Watts ⓘ |
| creatorFullName | George Frederic Watts ⓘ |
| creatorMovement | Victorian art ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | British ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | painter ⓘ |
| creatorStyle | symbolic and idealizing portraiture ⓘ |
| depictionType |
bust-length portrait
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profile view ⓘ |
| depicts | Alfred, Lord Tennyson ⓘ |
| depictsAge | middle-aged man ⓘ |
| depictsEra | Victorian era ⓘ |
| depictsEthnicity | English ⓘ |
| depictsGender | male ⓘ |
| depictsNobilityTitle | Baron Tennyson ⓘ |
| depictsPerson |
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson
ⓘ
linked to:
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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| depictsPersonRole | eminent Victorian poet ⓘ |
| depictsTitle | Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre | portrait painting ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
important representation of Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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notable example of Victorian portraiture ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | high Victorian period ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later visual representations of Alfred Tennyson ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
celebrated
ⓘ
iconic Victorian image ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
portrait of a poet
ⓘ
portrait of a writer ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
individual character study
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literary figure ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Victorian poet ⓘ |
| mainSubjectOccupation | poet ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Victorian art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive characterization of Tennyson
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psychological depth in portraiture ⓘ |
| period | 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
iconography of Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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works of George Frederic Watts ⓘ |
| surface | canvas ⓘ |
| title | Portrait of Alfred Tennyson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Portrait of Alfred Tennyson Description of subject: Portrait of Alfred Tennyson is a celebrated 19th-century painting depicting the eminent Victorian poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, created by the British artist George Frederic Watts.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Portrait of Alfred Tennyson