Statue of George Washington (Williamsburg, Virginia)
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The Statue of George Washington in Williamsburg, Virginia is a bronze monument by American sculptor Henry Merwin Shrady depicting the first U.S. president in a dignified, neoclassical style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Statue of George Washington (Williamsburg, Virginia) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11598959 — 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: Statue of George Washington (Williamsburg, Virginia) Context triple: [Henry Merwin Shrady, notableWork, Statue of George Washington (Williamsburg, Virginia)]
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Statue of George Washington (Richmond, Virginia)
The Statue of George Washington in Richmond, Virginia is a celebrated neoclassical marble sculpture of the first U.S. president, created in the 1780s and housed in the Virginia State Capitol.
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B.
statue of George Washington
The statue of George Washington at Federal Hall National Memorial is a prominent bronze monument commemorating Washington’s inauguration as the first President of the United States on that historic site in New York City.
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C.
George Washington statue
The George Washington statue is a prominent public monument depicting the first U.S. president, located on Cambridge Common in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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D.
Equestrian statue of George Washington
The Equestrian statue of George Washington is a prominent outdoor monument depicting the first U.S. president on horseback, located at Washington Circle in Washington, D.C.
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E.
Yorktown Victory Monument
The Yorktown Victory Monument is a historic American monument in Yorktown, Virginia, erected to honor the decisive Revolutionary War victory that secured the United States’ independence.
- 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: Statue of George Washington (Williamsburg, Virginia) Target entity description: The Statue of George Washington in Williamsburg, Virginia is a bronze monument by American sculptor Henry Merwin Shrady depicting the first U.S. president in a dignified, neoclassical style.
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A.
Statue of George Washington (Richmond, Virginia)
The Statue of George Washington in Richmond, Virginia is a celebrated neoclassical marble sculpture of the first U.S. president, created in the 1780s and housed in the Virginia State Capitol.
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B.
statue of George Washington
The statue of George Washington at Federal Hall National Memorial is a prominent bronze monument commemorating Washington’s inauguration as the first President of the United States on that historic site in New York City.
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C.
George Washington statue
The George Washington statue is a prominent public monument depicting the first U.S. president, located on Cambridge Common in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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D.
Equestrian statue of George Washington
The Equestrian statue of George Washington is a prominent outdoor monument depicting the first U.S. president on horseback, located at Washington Circle in Washington, D.C.
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E.
Yorktown Victory Monument
The Yorktown Victory Monument is a historic American monument in Yorktown, Virginia, erected to honor the decisive Revolutionary War victory that secured the United States’ independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze sculpture
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ public monument ⓘ statue ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | Neoclassicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| creator | Henry Merwin Shrady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsEthnicGroup | European American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsHistoricalFigure | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsOccupation |
military officer
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politician ⓘ |
| depictsPositionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
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President of the United States ⓘ |
| depictsSex | male ⓘ |
| depictsTimePeriod |
18th century
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American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
neoclassical sculpture
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portrait sculpture ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPart | pedestal ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNextTo | Colonial Williamsburg area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
United States of America
NERFINISHED
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Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Williamsburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Henry Merwin Shrady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| sculptor | Henry Merwin Shrady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | first President of the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Statue of George Washington (Williamsburg, Virginia) Description of subject: The Statue of George Washington in Williamsburg, Virginia is a bronze monument by American sculptor Henry Merwin Shrady depicting the first U.S. president in a dignified, neoclassical style.
Referenced by (1)
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