Cordelia’s Portion
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Cordelia’s Portion is a painting by Victorian artist Ford Madox Brown depicting the moment in Shakespeare’s King Lear when the honest daughter Cordelia receives her share of the kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cordelia’s Portion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1695514 — 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: Cordelia’s Portion Context triple: [Ford Madox Brown, notableWork, Cordelia’s Portion]
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A.
Cordelia
Cordelia is an unincorporated census-designated community in Solano County, California, known for its location near the junction of major highways and its role as a residential and commercial hub in the area.
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B.
Cordelia
Cordelia is a character in Margaret Atwood's novel "Cat's Eye," known as the childhood friend and tormentor of the protagonist, Elaine Risley.
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C.
Lear
Lear is the surname of Norman Lear, the influential American television writer and producer known for creating groundbreaking sitcoms such as "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."
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D.
Ophelia Among the Flowers
"Ophelia Among the Flowers" is a symbolist painting by Odilon Redon that reimagines Shakespeare’s tragic heroine Ophelia in a dreamlike, floral setting.
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E.
King Lear
King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that portrays an aging monarch’s descent into madness after he divides his kingdom among his daughters, exploring themes of power, loyalty, and human suffering.
- 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: Cordelia’s Portion Target entity description: Cordelia’s Portion is a painting by Victorian artist Ford Madox Brown depicting the moment in Shakespeare’s King Lear when the honest daughter Cordelia receives her share of the kingdom.
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A.
Cordelia
Cordelia is an unincorporated census-designated community in Solano County, California, known for its location near the junction of major highways and its role as a residential and commercial hub in the area.
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B.
Cordelia
Cordelia is a character in Margaret Atwood's novel "Cat's Eye," known as the childhood friend and tormentor of the protagonist, Elaine Risley.
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C.
Lear
Lear is the surname of Norman Lear, the influential American television writer and producer known for creating groundbreaking sitcoms such as "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."
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D.
Ophelia Among the Flowers
"Ophelia Among the Flowers" is a symbolist painting by Odilon Redon that reimagines Shakespeare’s tragic heroine Ophelia in a dreamlike, floral setting.
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E.
King Lear
King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that portrays an aging monarch’s descent into madness after he divides his kingdom among his daughters, exploring themes of power, loyalty, and human suffering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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work of art ⓘ |
| artist | Ford Madox Brown ⓘ |
| artisticSubject | Shakespearean scene ⓘ |
| basedOn | King Lear ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Ford Madox Brown ⓘ |
| creatorMovement | Pre-Raphaelite-associated artist ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | British ⓘ |
| depictionOf | scene from King Lear ⓘ |
| depicts |
Cordelia
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King Lear ⓘ division of Lear’s kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
history painting
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literary painting ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
filial honesty
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inheritance ⓘ justice ⓘ truth versus flattery ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Shakespearean tragedy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cordelia
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King Lear ⓘ |
| medium | oil painting ⓘ |
| movement | Victorian art ⓘ |
| narrativeMoment | Cordelia receiving her share of the kingdom ⓘ |
| portrays |
honest daughter Cordelia
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royal court of King Lear ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cordelia’s Portion Description of subject: Cordelia’s Portion is a painting by Victorian artist Ford Madox Brown depicting the moment in Shakespeare’s King Lear when the honest daughter Cordelia receives her share of the kingdom.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.