Frederick Leyland
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Frederick Leyland was a prominent 19th-century British shipowner and art patron, best known for commissioning James McNeill Whistler’s famous “Peacock Room.”
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frederick Richards Leyland | 2 |
| Frederick Leyland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6178744 — 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.
Target entity: Frederick Leyland Context triple: [Brompton Cemetery, hasNotableBurial, Frederick Leyland]
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George Ivatt
George Ivatt was a British railway engineer best known for designing some of the last steam and early diesel locomotives for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and its nationalised successor, British Railways.
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Frederick Lister
Frederick Lister was a British figure best known as the founder of the Royal British Legion, a major UK charity supporting members and veterans of the British Armed Forces.
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Sir William Cubitt
Sir William Cubitt was a prominent 19th-century English civil engineer known for major infrastructure projects, including canals, railways, and the design of the London & Blackwall Railway.
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D.
William Hulton
William Hulton was a British magistrate and landowner best known for ordering the yeomanry to arrest speakers at the 1819 Peterloo reform meeting, a decision that helped trigger the ensuing massacre.
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E.
Fred Esmelton
Fred Esmelton was an early 20th-century film and stage actor known for his character roles in silent-era Hollywood productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Frederick Leyland Target entity description: Frederick Leyland was a prominent 19th-century British shipowner and art patron, best known for commissioning James McNeill Whistler’s famous “Peacock Room.”
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A.
George Ivatt
George Ivatt was a British railway engineer best known for designing some of the last steam and early diesel locomotives for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and its nationalised successor, British Railways.
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B.
Frederick Lister
Frederick Lister was a British figure best known as the founder of the Royal British Legion, a major UK charity supporting members and veterans of the British Armed Forces.
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C.
Sir William Cubitt
Sir William Cubitt was a prominent 19th-century English civil engineer known for major infrastructure projects, including canals, railways, and the design of the London & Blackwall Railway.
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D.
William Hulton
William Hulton was a British magistrate and landowner best known for ordering the yeomanry to arrest speakers at the 1819 Peterloo reform meeting, a decision that helped trigger the ensuing massacre.
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E.
Fred Esmelton
Fred Esmelton was an early 20th-century film and stage actor known for his character roles in silent-era Hollywood productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art patron
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human ⓘ shipowner ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Liverpool mercantile community
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London art scene ⓘ Victorian art world ⓘ |
| commissioned | Peacock Room NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFrom | James McNeill Whistler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | Leyland Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
art patronage
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collecting fine art ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ |
| genreOfArtCollected |
Victorian painting
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decorative arts ⓘ symbolist painting ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
collection of Aesthetic Movement artworks
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collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings ⓘ |
| industry | shipping ⓘ |
| influenced | interior design of the Peacock Room ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Aestheticism in art and design ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dispute with James McNeill Whistler over the Peacock Room
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lavish interior decoration projects ⓘ |
| locationOfPeacockRoom | 49 Prince’s Gate, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementSupported |
Aesthetic Movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collecting Pre-Raphaelite art
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commissioning the Peacock Room ⓘ ownership of the Leyland Line shipping company ⓘ patronage of James McNeill Whistler ⓘ |
| notableWork | Peacock Room (as commissioner) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
art collector
ⓘ
art patron ⓘ shipowner ⓘ |
| owned |
Leyland Line
NERFINISHED
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house at 49 Prince’s Gate, London ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Albert Moore
NERFINISHED
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Burne-Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ James McNeill Whistler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Liverpool
NERFINISHED
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| socialStatus | wealthy Victorian businessman ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Frederick Leyland Description of subject: Frederick Leyland was a prominent 19th-century British shipowner and art patron, best known for commissioning James McNeill Whistler’s famous “Peacock Room.”
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.