The Agnew Clinic
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The Agnew Clinic is a renowned 1889 realist painting by American artist Thomas Eakins depicting Dr. David Hayes Agnew performing surgery before medical students.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Agnew Clinic canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1060840 — 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 Agnew Clinic Context triple: [Thomas Eakins, notableWork, The Agnew Clinic]
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A.
The Doctor's Visit
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B.
Doctor X
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C.
Spring Hill Station
Spring Hill Station is a Washington Metro Silver Line station serving the Tysons area of Fairfax County, Virginia.
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D.
Vecherniy Kvartal
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E.
The Whitaker
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- 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 Agnew Clinic Target entity description: The Agnew Clinic is a renowned 1889 realist painting by American artist Thomas Eakins depicting Dr. David Hayes Agnew performing surgery before medical students.
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A.
The Doctor's Visit
"The Doctor's Visit" is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts a domestic scene involving a physician and his patient, often interpreted as a satirical commentary on love sickness and medical practice.
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B.
Doctor X
Doctor X is a 1932 pre-Code horror mystery film noted for its early use of two-color Technicolor and starring Fay Wray and Lionel Atwill.
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C.
Spring Hill Station
Spring Hill Station is a Washington Metro Silver Line station serving the Tysons area of Fairfax County, Virginia.
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D.
Vecherniy Kvartal
Vecherniy Kvartal is a popular Ukrainian comedy and satirical TV show known for its sketches, political humor, and live performances.
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E.
The Whitaker
The Whitaker is a museum and art gallery in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, showcasing local history, contemporary exhibitions, and community events within a historic house and park setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
medicine
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science and education ⓘ surgery in the 19th century ⓘ |
| collection | University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | David Hayes Agnew retirement gift ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Thomas Eakins ⓘ |
| depicts |
David Hayes Agnew
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anesthetist ⓘ female patient ⓘ medical students ⓘ nurse ⓘ operating theater ⓘ surgical operation ⓘ |
| depictsDiscipline |
medical education
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surgery ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | surgical lecture ⓘ |
| depictsPlace |
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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surface form:
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
|
| depictsTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| describedAs | renowned medical painting ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| follows | The Gross Clinic ⓘ |
| genre | Realism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
black-clad nurse
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blood-stained sheets ⓘ chalkboard ⓘ gallery of observing students ⓘ operating table ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Agnew Clinic self-link ⓘ |
| inception | 1889 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
David Hayes Agnew
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surgery ⓘ |
| movement |
Realism
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surface form:
American Realism
|
| notableWorkOf | Thomas Eakins ⓘ |
| paintingTechnique | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
David Hayes Agnew
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Thomas Eakins ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole |
David Hayes Agnew as surgeon
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anesthetist administering anesthesia ⓘ nurse as surgical assistant ⓘ students as observers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Agnew Clinic Description of subject: The Agnew Clinic is a renowned 1889 realist painting by American artist Thomas Eakins depicting Dr. David Hayes Agnew performing surgery before medical students.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.