Johann Caspar Füssli
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Johann Caspar Füssli was an 18th-century Swiss painter and entomologist known for his portraits and for publishing important works on insects.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johann Caspar Füssli canonical | 1 |
| Johann Kaspar Füssli | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14247538 — 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: Johann Caspar Füssli Context triple: [Johann Heinrich Füssli, father, Johann Caspar Füssli]
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Johann Heinrich Füssli
Johann Heinrich Füssli, better known as Henry Fuseli, was an 18th–19th century Swiss-born British Romantic painter famed for his dramatic, nightmarish, and psychologically intense works such as "The Nightmare."
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Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld was a 19th-century German painter and illustrator known for his biblical scenes and as a leading figure in the Romantic-era Nazarene art movement.
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C.
Jean-Étienne Liotard
Jean-Étienne Liotard was an 18th-century Swiss painter and printmaker renowned for his highly detailed pastel portraits and refined Rococo style.
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D.
Johann Heinrich Fuesli
Johann Heinrich Fuesli is an alternative spelling of Johann Heinrich Füssli, the Swiss-born British painter and draughtsman famed for his dramatic, supernatural-themed works such as "The Nightmare."
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E.
Charles Gleyre
Charles Gleyre was a 19th-century Swiss academic painter and influential Parisian art teacher whose studio trained several future Impressionists.
- 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: Johann Caspar Füssli Target entity description: Johann Caspar Füssli was an 18th-century Swiss painter and entomologist known for his portraits and for publishing important works on insects.
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A.
Johann Heinrich Füssli
Johann Heinrich Füssli, better known as Henry Fuseli, was an 18th–19th century Swiss-born British Romantic painter famed for his dramatic, nightmarish, and psychologically intense works such as "The Nightmare."
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B.
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld was a 19th-century German painter and illustrator known for his biblical scenes and as a leading figure in the Romantic-era Nazarene art movement.
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C.
Jean-Étienne Liotard
Jean-Étienne Liotard was an 18th-century Swiss painter and printmaker renowned for his highly detailed pastel portraits and refined Rococo style.
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D.
Johann Heinrich Fuesli
Johann Heinrich Fuesli is an alternative spelling of Johann Heinrich Füssli, the Swiss-born British painter and draughtsman famed for his dramatic, supernatural-themed works such as "The Nightmare."
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E.
Charles Gleyre
Charles Gleyre was a 19th-century Swiss academic painter and influential Parisian art teacher whose studio trained several future Impressionists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Johann Kaspar Füssli