Anna Lea Merritt
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Anna Lea Merritt was an American-born British painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, best known for her allegorical and religious works and as one of the first women to have a painting purchased for the British national collection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anna Lea Merritt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5617284 — 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: Anna Lea Merritt Context triple: [The Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, hasNotableBurial, Anna Lea Merritt]
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A.
Florence Lawrence
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B.
ZaSu Pitts
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C.
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford was a pioneering Canadian-American silent film actress, producer, and co-founder of United Artists, often called "America's Sweetheart" and regarded as one of early Hollywood's most influential stars.
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D.
Hattie Shaw
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E.
Lulie Swanson
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- 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: Anna Lea Merritt Target entity description: Anna Lea Merritt was an American-born British painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, best known for her allegorical and religious works and as one of the first women to have a painting purchased for the British national collection.
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A.
Florence Lawrence
Florence Lawrence was a pioneering early film actress often regarded as the first movie star to be publicly named and promoted.
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B.
ZaSu Pitts
ZaSu Pitts was an American actress known for her distinctive comedic persona and expressive features, who appeared in both silent films and talkies throughout a long Hollywood career.
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C.
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford was a pioneering Canadian-American silent film actress, producer, and co-founder of United Artists, often called "America's Sweetheart" and regarded as one of early Hollywood's most influential stars.
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D.
Hattie Shaw
Hattie Shaw is a skilled MI6 field agent and the sister of Deckard Shaw in the Fast & Furious franchise, prominently featured in "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw."
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E.
Lulie Swanson
Lulie Swanson was the woman who served as the sponsor for the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) at its launching ceremony.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American-born British artist
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British painter ⓘ artist ⓘ painter ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthName | Anna Massey Lea ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1844-09-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1930-04-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Düsseldorf, Germany (private art study)
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Paris, France (art study) ⓘ
linked to:
Paris art world
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Grosvenor Gallery, London
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linked to:
Grosvenor Gallery
Paris Salon ⓘ Royal Academy of Arts, London ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Academy of Arts
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| familyName | Merritt ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
etching
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mural painting ⓘ oil painting ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical painting
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portrait painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| givenName | Anna ⓘ |
| knownFor |
allegorical works
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being one of the first women to have a painting purchased for the British national collection ⓘ religious works ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| marriageEndCause | death of spouse ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1877 ⓘ |
| movement |
Pre-Raphaelite-influenced art
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Victorian art ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first woman artist to have a work (Love Locked Out) purchased for the British national collection at the Tate Gallery ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Eve
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Love Locked Out ⓘ The Great Sea Serpent ⓘ The Legend of the Red Cross ⓘ The Watchers ⓘ War ⓘ |
| occupation |
etcher
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painter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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linked to:
Philadelphia
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| placeOfDeath | Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire, England ⓘ |
| residence |
Hampshire, England
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linked to:
Hampshire
London, England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Henry Merritt ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation |
art conservator
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art critic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anna Lea Merritt Description of subject: Anna Lea Merritt was an American-born British painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, best known for her allegorical and religious works and as one of the first women to have a painting purchased for the British national collection.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.