Our English Coasts, 1852 (Strayed Sheep)
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Our English Coasts, 1852 (Strayed Sheep) is a celebrated Pre-Raphaelite landscape painting depicting a flock of sheep on the cliffs of southern England, often interpreted as an allegory of national vulnerability.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Our English Coasts, 1852 (Strayed Sheep) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1673781 — 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: Our English Coasts, 1852 (Strayed Sheep) Context triple: [William Holman Hunt, notableWork, Our English Coasts, 1852 (Strayed Sheep)]
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The Last of England
The Last of England is a celebrated 1855 painting by Ford Madox Brown that poignantly depicts a Victorian couple emigrating from England, emblematic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement’s detailed realism and emotional intensity.
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B.
The Brigs of Ayr
"The Brigs of Ayr" is a poem by Robert Burns that personifies the old and new bridges over the River Ayr in Scotland to reflect on change, progress, and local life.
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C.
Slag bij Lowestoft
Slag bij Lowestoft is the Dutch name for the Battle of Lowestoft, a major 1665 naval engagement between England and the Dutch Republic during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
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D.
Fishermen at Sea
Fishermen at Sea is an early Romantic-era oil painting by J. M. W. Turner that dramatically depicts small fishing boats battling the moonlit waves of a turbulent sea.
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E.
The Fatal Englishman
The Fatal Englishman is a biographical work by Sebastian Faulks that examines the lives and early deaths of three emblematic Englishmen to explore themes of national identity, ambition, and disillusionment in the 20th century.
- 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: Our English Coasts, 1852 (Strayed Sheep) Target entity description: Our English Coasts, 1852 (Strayed Sheep) is a celebrated Pre-Raphaelite landscape painting depicting a flock of sheep on the cliffs of southern England, often interpreted as an allegory of national vulnerability.
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A.
The Last of England
The Last of England is a celebrated 1855 painting by Ford Madox Brown that poignantly depicts a Victorian couple emigrating from England, emblematic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement’s detailed realism and emotional intensity.
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B.
The Brigs of Ayr
"The Brigs of Ayr" is a poem by Robert Burns that personifies the old and new bridges over the River Ayr in Scotland to reflect on change, progress, and local life.
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C.
Slag bij Lowestoft
Slag bij Lowestoft is the Dutch name for the Battle of Lowestoft, a major 1665 naval engagement between England and the Dutch Republic during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
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D.
Fishermen at Sea
Fishermen at Sea is an early Romantic-era oil painting by J. M. W. Turner that dramatically depicts small fishing boats battling the moonlit waves of a turbulent sea.
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E.
The Fatal Englishman
The Fatal Englishman is a biographical work by Sebastian Faulks that examines the lives and early deaths of three emblematic Englishmen to explore themes of national identity, ambition, and disillusionment in the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pre-Raphaelite painting
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oil painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| allegoricalTheme |
defencelessness of England
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national vulnerability ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Our English Coasts
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Strayed Sheep ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
celebrated work of William Holman Hunt
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key example of Pre-Raphaelite landscape painting ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
bright, clear color palette
ⓘ
highly detailed naturalism ⓘ |
| collection | Tate ⓘ |
| countryDepicted | England ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | William Holman Hunt ⓘ |
| depicts |
cliffs
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coastal vegetation ⓘ flock of sheep ⓘ sea ⓘ southern English coastline ⓘ steep cliff edge ⓘ sunlit coastal scene ⓘ unattended flock ⓘ |
| exhibitionVenue | Royal Academy of Arts ⓘ |
| genre | landscape painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
background sea and horizon
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foreground sheep ⓘ |
| iconography | straying sheep as symbol of vulnerability ⓘ |
| inception | 1852 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location | Tate Britain ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
English landscape
ⓘ
sheep ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Pre-Raphaelite art
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surface form:
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
|
| movementAssociatedWithCreator |
Pre-Raphaelite art
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surface form:
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
|
| partOf | Victorian art ⓘ |
| significantInterpretation |
allegory of England’s exposed coastline
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commentary on political and military insecurity ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | mid-19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Our English Coasts, 1852 (Strayed Sheep) Description of subject: Our English Coasts, 1852 (Strayed Sheep) is a celebrated Pre-Raphaelite landscape painting depicting a flock of sheep on the cliffs of southern England, often interpreted as an allegory of national vulnerability.
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