The Mezzotint
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"The Mezzotint" is a classic ghost story by English writer M. R. James, centered on a sinister, ever-changing engraving that reveals a haunting supernatural narrative.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Mezzotint canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11203779 — 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: The Mezzotint Context triple: [M. R. James, notableWork, The Mezzotint]
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A.
Les Vandyke
Les Vandyke was a British pop songwriter best known for penning numerous hit singles in the 1960s for artists such as Adam Faith and Eden Kane.
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B.
Piranesi prints
Piranesi prints are a renowned series of 18th-century etchings by Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi, celebrated for their dramatic, imaginative depictions of ancient Roman architecture and fantastical prisons.
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C.
Portraits in Miniature
Portraits in Miniature is a collection of brief, incisive biographical sketches by English writer and critic Lytton Strachey, showcasing his wit and psychological insight into historical figures.
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D.
The Spot of Art
The Spot of Art is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring his iconic valet Jeeves and the hapless Bertie Wooster.
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E.
The Painter
The Painter is a renowned contemporary painting by South African-born artist Marlene Dumas, often noted for its haunting, emotionally charged depiction of a child figure.
- 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: The Mezzotint Target entity description: "The Mezzotint" is a classic ghost story by English writer M. R. James, centered on a sinister, ever-changing engraving that reveals a haunting supernatural narrative.
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A.
Les Vandyke
Les Vandyke was a British pop songwriter best known for penning numerous hit singles in the 1960s for artists such as Adam Faith and Eden Kane.
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B.
Piranesi prints
Piranesi prints are a renowned series of 18th-century etchings by Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi, celebrated for their dramatic, imaginative depictions of ancient Roman architecture and fantastical prisons.
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C.
Portraits in Miniature
Portraits in Miniature is a collection of brief, incisive biographical sketches by English writer and critic Lytton Strachey, showcasing his wit and psychological insight into historical figures.
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D.
The Spot of Art
The Spot of Art is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring his iconic valet Jeeves and the hapless Bertie Wooster.
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E.
The Painter
The Painter is a renowned contemporary painting by South African-born artist Marlene Dumas, often noted for its haunting, emotionally charged depiction of a child figure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ghost story
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short story ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | BBC ⓘ |
| author | M. R. James ⓘ |
| centralObject | mezzotint engraving ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Arthur Francis
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Mr. Thomson ⓘ Mr. Williams ⓘ Professor Binks ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Ghost Stories of an Antiquary ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
ⓘ
weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio drama adaptation
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television adaptation ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasTitleWordplay | reference to mezzotint printmaking technique ⓘ |
| includedIn | collected editions of M. R. James’s ghost stories ⓘ |
| inCollection | Ghost Stories of an Antiquary ⓘ |
| influenced | later haunted object stories ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Edwardian era ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | English ghost story ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | ever-changing picture ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
subtle, understated narration
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use of a changing picture as a horror device ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
M. R. James ghost stories
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linked to:
Collected Ghost Stories
|
| plotElement |
figure crawling across a lawn in the engraving
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image changes between viewings ⓘ kidnapping of a child depicted in the print ⓘ |
| protagonistName | Mr. Williams ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | museum curator ⓘ |
| publicationType | collection inclusion ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| publisher | Edward Arnold ⓘ |
| setting | England ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
art and the supernatural
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occult phenomena ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
encroaching terror
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haunted artwork ⓘ supernatural revenge ⓘ |
| tone |
eerie
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restrained ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Mezzotint Description of subject: "The Mezzotint" is a classic ghost story by English writer M. R. James, centered on a sinister, ever-changing engraving that reveals a haunting supernatural narrative.
Referenced by (4)
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