John Boydell
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John Boydell was an influential 18th-century British publisher, print seller, and Lord Mayor of London, best known for promoting history painting and establishing the famous Boydell Shakespeare Gallery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Boydell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13198291 — 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: John Boydell Context triple: [The Death of Major Peirson, commissionedBy, John Boydell]
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Benjamin Robert Haydon
Benjamin Robert Haydon was a 19th-century English painter and influential art teacher known for his large-scale historical works and for mentoring prominent artists of the Victorian era.
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Charles Knight
Charles Knight was a 19th-century English publisher, author, and editor known for producing affordable educational and reference works for a mass audience.
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C.
Francis Grose
Francis Grose was an 18th-century British antiquary, draughtsman, and author best known for his illustrated works on ancient monuments and his influential slang dictionary.
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D.
Edmund Ward
Edmund Ward was a British publishing company best known for producing early editions of Rev. W. Awdry’s "The Railway Series" books about Thomas the Tank Engine.
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E.
John Sell Cotman
John Sell Cotman was a prominent English Romantic landscape and marine painter and etcher, renowned for his watercolours and association with the Norwich School.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Boydell Target entity description: John Boydell was an influential 18th-century British publisher, print seller, and Lord Mayor of London, best known for promoting history painting and establishing the famous Boydell Shakespeare Gallery.
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A.
Benjamin Robert Haydon
Benjamin Robert Haydon was a 19th-century English painter and influential art teacher known for his large-scale historical works and for mentoring prominent artists of the Victorian era.
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B.
Charles Knight
Charles Knight was a 19th-century English publisher, author, and editor known for producing affordable educational and reference works for a mass audience.
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C.
Francis Grose
Francis Grose was an 18th-century British antiquary, draughtsman, and author best known for his illustrated works on ancient monuments and his influential slang dictionary.
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D.
Edmund Ward
Edmund Ward was a British publishing company best known for producing early editions of Rev. W. Awdry’s "The Railway Series" books about Thomas the Tank Engine.
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E.
John Sell Cotman
John Sell Cotman was a prominent English Romantic landscape and marine painter and etcher, renowned for his watercolours and association with the Norwich School.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lord Mayor of London
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art patron ⓘ human ⓘ print seller ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
City of London Corporation
NERFINISHED
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Shakespearean illustration ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1720-01-19 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dorrington, Shropshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability |
major figure in the 18th-century British print market
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pioneer of large-scale illustrated literary projects ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1804-12-12 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| electedAs | Lord Mayor of London in 1790 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| founded |
Boydell Shakespeare Gallery
NERFINISHED
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Boydell’s Shakespeare publishing project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
engravings
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illustrated books ⓘ |
| industry |
print trade
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publishing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
establishing the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery
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promoting history painting in Britain ⓘ publishing prints after works by leading British painters ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | British school of history painting ⓘ |
| name | John Boydell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Boydell Shakespeare Gallery
NERFINISHED
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Boydell’s illustrated Shakespeare edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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print seller ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| patronOf |
British history painters
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engravers ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord Mayor of London
NERFINISHED
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Sheriff of London NERFINISHED ⓘ alderman of the City of London ⓘ |
| relative | Josiah Boydell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| soughtTo |
create a national school of history painting
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elevate the status of British painting through print publication ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Boydell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTitle | Alderman John Boydell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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Subject: John Boydell Description of subject: John Boydell was an influential 18th-century British publisher, print seller, and Lord Mayor of London, best known for promoting history painting and establishing the famous Boydell Shakespeare Gallery.
Referenced by (1)
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