Portrait of Mrs. John W. Alexander
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Portrait of Mrs. John W. Alexander is a celebrated late-19th-century portrait painting by American artist John White Alexander, exemplifying his elegant, Whistler-influenced style and refined depiction of fashionable women.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portrait of Mrs. John W. Alexander canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4378355 — 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 Mrs. John W. Alexander Context triple: [John White Alexander, notableWork, Portrait of Mrs. John W. Alexander]
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Portrait of Dora Wheeler
Portrait of Dora Wheeler is an 1883 oil painting by American artist William Merritt Chase, celebrated for its vibrant color, decorative backdrop, and innovative portrayal of the modern woman in a richly patterned interior.
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B.
Portrait of Marie Henry
Portrait of Marie Henry is a late 19th-century painting by Dutch Post-Impressionist artist Jacob Meyer de Haan, depicting Marie Henry, the innkeeper of the Breton inn where he and Paul Gauguin stayed.
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C.
Portrait of George Luks
Portrait of George Luks is a painting by American artist Robert Henri depicting his fellow Ashcan School painter George Luks.
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D.
Portrait of Gustavus Hamilton
Portrait of Gustavus Hamilton is an 18th-century pastel portrait by Venetian Rococo artist Rosalba Carriera, celebrated for its delicate rendering and refined depiction of the Irish nobleman Gustavus Hamilton.
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E.
Portrait of Elisabeth Bas
Portrait of Elisabeth Bas is a 17th-century Dutch Golden Age painting by Ferdinand Bol, renowned for its detailed and dignified depiction of the Amsterdam widow and tobacco merchant Elisabeth Bas.
- 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 Mrs. John W. Alexander Target entity description: Portrait of Mrs. John W. Alexander is a celebrated late-19th-century portrait painting by American artist John White Alexander, exemplifying his elegant, Whistler-influenced style and refined depiction of fashionable women.
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A.
Portrait of Dora Wheeler
Portrait of Dora Wheeler is an 1883 oil painting by American artist William Merritt Chase, celebrated for its vibrant color, decorative backdrop, and innovative portrayal of the modern woman in a richly patterned interior.
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B.
Portrait of Marie Henry
Portrait of Marie Henry is a late 19th-century painting by Dutch Post-Impressionist artist Jacob Meyer de Haan, depicting Marie Henry, the innkeeper of the Breton inn where he and Paul Gauguin stayed.
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C.
Portrait of George Luks
Portrait of George Luks is a painting by American artist Robert Henri depicting his fellow Ashcan School painter George Luks.
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D.
Portrait of Gustavus Hamilton
Portrait of Gustavus Hamilton is an 18th-century pastel portrait by Venetian Rococo artist Rosalba Carriera, celebrated for its delicate rendering and refined depiction of the Irish nobleman Gustavus Hamilton.
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E.
Portrait of Elisabeth Bas
Portrait of Elisabeth Bas is a 17th-century Dutch Golden Age painting by Ferdinand Bol, renowned for its detailed and dignified depiction of the Amsterdam widow and tobacco merchant Elisabeth Bas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artisticSchool | Whistlerian portrait tradition ⓘ |
| countryOfArtist | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | John White Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Gilded Age American society ⓘ |
| depictionType | full-length portrait ⓘ |
| depicts |
Mrs. John W. Alexander
NERFINISHED
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fashionable woman ⓘ society woman ⓘ |
| genre |
Gilded Age portraiture
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portrait painting ⓘ society portrait ⓘ |
| hasArtisticCharacteristic |
emphasis on elegance and poise
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refined depiction of women ⓘ subtle tonal harmonies ⓘ |
| influencedBy | James McNeill Whistler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Mrs. John W. Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Aesthetic movement
NERFINISHED
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American Impressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | John White Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
Whistler-influenced
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elegant ⓘ |
| surface | canvas ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Portrait of Mrs. John W. Alexander Description of subject: Portrait of Mrs. John W. Alexander is a celebrated late-19th-century portrait painting by American artist John White Alexander, exemplifying his elegant, Whistler-influenced style and refined depiction of fashionable women.
Referenced by (1)
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