bust of Sir Walter Raleigh
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The bust of Sir Walter Raleigh is a sculpted likeness of the Elizabethan explorer, courtier, and writer, featured among other notable figures in the Temple of British Worthies at Stowe.
All labels observed (1)
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| bust of Sir Walter Raleigh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11670563 — 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: bust of Sir Walter Raleigh Context triple: [Temple of British Worthies, hasPart, bust of Sir Walter Raleigh]
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Memorial to Sir Walter Raleigh
The Memorial to Sir Walter Raleigh is a commemorative monument honoring the Elizabethan explorer, courtier, and writer, located within St Margaret's Church beside Westminster Abbey in London.
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B.
Statue of Henry VIII
The Statue of Henry VIII is a prominent sculpted figure of the Tudor monarch that adorns the main gate of Trinity College, Cambridge, symbolizing royal patronage and the college’s historical ties to the English crown.
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C.
Sir Francis Drake statue
The Sir Francis Drake statue is a public monument honoring the famed 16th-century English sea captain and explorer, located in Tavistock, Devon.
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D.
Shakespeare memorial bust
The Shakespeare memorial bust is a famous funerary monument depicting William Shakespeare, located inside Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon near his grave.
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Walter Raleigh
Walter Raleigh was an English Renaissance courtier, explorer, and writer known for his role in early English colonization of North America and his influence in the court of Queen Elizabeth I.
- 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: bust of Sir Walter Raleigh Target entity description: The bust of Sir Walter Raleigh is a sculpted likeness of the Elizabethan explorer, courtier, and writer, featured among other notable figures in the Temple of British Worthies at Stowe.
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A.
Memorial to Sir Walter Raleigh
The Memorial to Sir Walter Raleigh is a commemorative monument honoring the Elizabethan explorer, courtier, and writer, located within St Margaret's Church beside Westminster Abbey in London.
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B.
Statue of Henry VIII
The Statue of Henry VIII is a prominent sculpted figure of the Tudor monarch that adorns the main gate of Trinity College, Cambridge, symbolizing royal patronage and the college’s historical ties to the English crown.
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C.
Sir Francis Drake statue
The Sir Francis Drake statue is a public monument honoring the famed 16th-century English sea captain and explorer, located in Tavistock, Devon.
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D.
Shakespeare memorial bust
The Shakespeare memorial bust is a famous funerary monument depicting William Shakespeare, located inside Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon near his grave.
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E.
Walter Raleigh
Walter Raleigh was an English Renaissance courtier, explorer, and writer known for his role in early English colonization of North America and his influence in the court of Queen Elizabeth I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bust
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sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British history
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Stowe House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalContext | British ⓘ |
| depictionType | half-length bust ⓘ |
| depicts | Sir Walter Raleigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtisticFunction | commemorative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasGenre | portrait sculpture ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscription | English ⓘ |
| hasSetting | landscape garden ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
British worthies
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national heroes ⓘ |
| hasViewType | outdoor display ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries | Temple of British Worthies busts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buckinghamshire
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Stowe NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of British Worthies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor | representation of Sir Walter Raleigh in garden sculpture ⓘ |
| partOf | Temple of British Worthies sculpture program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectEra | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
courtier
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explorer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: bust of Sir Walter Raleigh Description of subject: The bust of Sir Walter Raleigh is a sculpted likeness of the Elizabethan explorer, courtier, and writer, featured among other notable figures in the Temple of British Worthies at Stowe.
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