Pauline Baynes
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Pauline Baynes was a British illustrator best known for her iconic artwork for J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth writings and C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pauline Baynes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Pauline Baynes Context triple: [The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, illustrator, Pauline Baynes]
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A.
Julie Brett
Julie Brett is the mother of British television producer and talent show judge Simon Cowell.
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B.
Susan Cooper
Susan Cooper is a British-born American author best known for her award-winning fantasy series "The Dark Is Rising."
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C.
Gail Carson Levine
Gail Carson Levine is an American author best known for her Newbery Honor–winning children's fantasy novel "Ella Enchanted."
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D.
Nancy Springer
Nancy Springer is an American author best known for her mystery novels, including the Enola Holmes series that reimagines Sherlock Holmes’s younger sister as a teenage detective.
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E.
Christianna Brand
Christianna Brand was a British crime and children's author best known for her "Nurse Matilda" stories, which inspired the film "Nanny McPhee."
- 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: Pauline Baynes Target entity description: Pauline Baynes was a British illustrator best known for her iconic artwork for J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth writings and C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia.
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A.
Julie Brett
Julie Brett is the mother of British television producer and talent show judge Simon Cowell.
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B.
Susan Cooper
Susan Cooper is a British-born American author best known for her award-winning fantasy series "The Dark Is Rising."
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C.
Gail Carson Levine
Gail Carson Levine is an American author best known for her Newbery Honor–winning children's fantasy novel "Ella Enchanted."
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D.
Nancy Springer
Nancy Springer is an American author best known for her mystery novels, including the Enola Holmes series that reimagines Sherlock Holmes’s younger sister as a teenage detective.
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E.
Christianna Brand
Christianna Brand was a British crime and children's author best known for her "Nurse Matilda" stories, which inspired the film "Nanny McPhee."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British artist
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book illustrator ⓘ human ⓘ illustrator ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Kate Greenaway Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | various British publishers ⓘ |
| familyName | Baynes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
book illustration
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children's literature illustration ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy illustration ⓘ |
| givenName | Pauline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later fantasy illustrators ⓘ |
| illustrated |
Farmer Giles of Ham
NERFINISHED
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Smith of Wootton Major NERFINISHED ⓘ The Adventures of Tom Bombadil NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chronicles of Narnia series NERFINISHED ⓘ various children's books ⓘ |
| knownFor |
illustrations for C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia
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illustrations for J. R. R. Tolkien's works ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Pauline Baynes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decorative borders and maps
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detailed line drawings ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Map of Middle-earth (poster map)
NERFINISHED
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A Map of Tolkien's World (The Lord of the Rings) NERFINISHED ⓘ illustrations for Bilbo's Last Song ⓘ illustrations for Farmer Giles of Ham ⓘ illustrations for Prince Caspian ⓘ illustrations for Smith of Wootton Major ⓘ illustrations for The Adventures of Tom Bombadil ⓘ illustrations for The Chronicles of Narnia ⓘ illustrations for The Hobbit (some editions) ⓘ illustrations for The Horse and His Boy ⓘ illustrations for The Last Battle ⓘ illustrations for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ⓘ illustrations for The Magician's Nephew ⓘ illustrations for The Silver Chair ⓘ illustrations for The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ⓘ maps of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
illustrator
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painter ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| style |
highly detailed, decorative composition
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traditional pen-and-ink illustration ⓘ |
| workedWith |
C. S. Lewis
NERFINISHED
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J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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