Lady Agnew of Lochnaw

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oil painting painting portrait painting

Lady Agnew of Lochnaw is a celebrated 1892 portrait by John Singer Sargent, renowned for its elegant depiction of Gertrude Agnew seated in a silk dress with a relaxed yet penetrating gaze.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Lady Agnew of Lochnaw canonical	7
"Lady Agnew of Lochnaw"	6
Lady Agnew	1
Lady Agnew of Lochnaw (person)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T466962 — 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: Lady Agnew of Lochnaw
Context triple: [John Singer Sargent, notableWork, Lady Agnew of Lochnaw]

A. Catherine Gordon
Catherine Gordon was a Scottish heiress and the mother of the Romantic poet Lord Byron, whose troubled marriage and financial difficulties influenced his early life.
B. Countess of Northesk
The Countess of Northesk is the noble title traditionally held by the wife or female counterpart of the Earl of Northesk in the Scottish peerage.
C. Duchess of Fife
The Duchess of Fife is a noble title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom traditionally held by the wife or female counterpart of the Duke of Fife, associated with the British royal family.
D. Dorothy Fane
Dorothy Fane was an 18th-century British aristocrat best known as the wife of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, a prominent statesman in Georgian England.
E. Frances de la Tour
Frances de la Tour is an acclaimed English actress known for her work on stage, film, and television, including her Tony-winning performance in "The History Boys" and roles in the "Harry Potter" film series.
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: Lady Agnew of Lochnaw
Target entity description: Lady Agnew of Lochnaw is a celebrated 1892 portrait by John Singer Sargent, renowned for its elegant depiction of Gertrude Agnew seated in a silk dress with a relaxed yet penetrating gaze.

A. Catherine Gordon
Catherine Gordon was a Scottish heiress and the mother of the Romantic poet Lord Byron, whose troubled marriage and financial difficulties influenced his early life.
B. Countess of Northesk
The Countess of Northesk is the noble title traditionally held by the wife or female counterpart of the Earl of Northesk in the Scottish peerage.
C. Duchess of Fife
The Duchess of Fife is a noble title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom traditionally held by the wife or female counterpart of the Duke of Fife, associated with the British royal family.
D. Dorothy Fane
Dorothy Fane was an 18th-century British aristocrat best known as the wife of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, a prominent statesman in Georgian England.
E. Frances de la Tour
Frances de la Tour is an acclaimed English actress known for her work on stage, film, and television, including her Tony-winning performance in "The History Boys" and roles in the "Harry Potter" film series.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	oil painting ⓘ painting ⓘ portrait painting ⓘ
artForm	easel painting ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance	iconic example of late 19th-century society portraiture ⓘ one of John Singer Sargent’s most celebrated portraits ⓘ
backgroundElement	Chinese silk hanging ⓘ
cataloguedIn	collection of the National Galleries of Scotland ⓘ
collection	National Galleries of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Scottish National Gallery
colorPalette	soft violets, whites, and muted tones ⓘ
commissionedBy	Sir Andrew Noel Agnew ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
creator	John Singer Sargent ⓘ
creatorNationality	American ⓘ
creatorResidenceAtTime	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
culturalStatus	masterpiece of portrait art ⓘ
depictionDescription	relaxed pose with penetrating gaze ⓘ seated woman in a silk dress ⓘ
depicts	Gertrude Agnew ⓘ Lady Agnew of Lochnaw self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lady Agnew of Lochnaw (person)
dimensionType	vertical format ⓘ
exhibitedAt	Royal Academy of Arts ⓘ
exhibitionLocation	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
exhibitionYear	1893 ⓘ
gazeDirection	towards the viewer ⓘ
genre	portrait ⓘ
hasSitter	Gertrude Agnew ⓘ
imageType	three-quarter length portrait ⓘ
inception	1892 ⓘ
location	Edinburgh ⓘ Scotland ⓘ
materialUsed	oil paint ⓘ
movement	Gilded Age portraiture ⓘ Impressionism ⓘ
notableFor	elegant rendering of fabric and texture ⓘ psychological insight into the sitter ⓘ subtle, relaxed pose unusual for formal portraits of the time ⓘ
originalLanguage	none ⓘ
owner	National Galleries of Scotland ⓘ
period	late 19th century ⓘ
pose	seated in an armchair ⓘ
sitterSocialClass	British upper class ⓘ
sitterTitle	Lady Agnew of Lochnaw self-link ⓘ
subjectName	Gertrude Vernon ⓘ
subjectOccupation	aristocrat ⓘ
subjectSpouse	Sir Andrew Noel Agnew ⓘ
surface	canvas ⓘ
title	Lady Agnew of Lochnaw self-link ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Singer Sargent → notableWork → Lady Agnew of Lochnaw ⓘ

Lady Agnew of Lochnaw → depicts → Lady Agnew of Lochnaw self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lady Agnew of Lochnaw (person)

Lady Agnew of Lochnaw → title → Lady Agnew of Lochnaw self-link ⓘ

Lady Agnew of Lochnaw → sitterTitle → Lady Agnew of Lochnaw self-link ⓘ

John → notableWork → Lady Agnew of Lochnaw ⓘ

subject surface form: John Singer Sargent

Gertrude Vernon → alsoKnownAs → Lady Agnew of Lochnaw ⓘ

Gertrude Vernon → sitterIn → Lady Agnew of Lochnaw ⓘ