John Sell Cotman
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John Sell Cotman was a prominent English Romantic landscape and marine painter and etcher, renowned for his watercolours and association with the Norwich School.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Sell Cotman canonical | 2 |
| Miles Edmund Cotman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8461402 — 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: John Sell Cotman Context triple: [Norwich School of painters, hasMember, John Sell Cotman]
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William Dyce
William Dyce was a 19th-century Scottish painter and influential art educator associated with the early Pre-Raphaelite movement.
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B.
Edward Wadsworth
Edward Wadsworth was a British painter and printmaker known for his bold abstract works and key role in the early 20th-century avant-garde.
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C.
James Thomson
James Thomson was a Scottish architect known for designing prominent public buildings in Dundee, including the landmark Caird Hall.
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D.
James Thomson
James Thomson was an 18th-century Scottish poet best known for his influential patriotic verse and the poem cycle "The Seasons."
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E.
James Thomson
James Thomson is the father of English actress Lily James, known for her roles in films like "Cinderella" and "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again."
- 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: John Sell Cotman Target entity description: John Sell Cotman was a prominent English Romantic landscape and marine painter and etcher, renowned for his watercolours and association with the Norwich School.
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A.
William Dyce
William Dyce was a 19th-century Scottish painter and influential art educator associated with the early Pre-Raphaelite movement.
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B.
Edward Wadsworth
Edward Wadsworth was a British painter and printmaker known for his bold abstract works and key role in the early 20th-century avant-garde.
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C.
James Thomson
James Thomson was a Scottish architect known for designing prominent public buildings in Dundee, including the landmark Caird Hall.
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D.
James Thomson
James Thomson was an 18th-century Scottish poet best known for his influential patriotic verse and the poem cycle "The Seasons."
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E.
James Thomson
James Thomson is the father of English actress Lily James, known for her roles in films like "Cinderella" and "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
etcher
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human ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| artStyle |
broad, simplified forms
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economy of line ⓘ subtle tonal harmonies ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1782-05-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Norwich, Norfolk, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1842-07-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | London, England ⓘ |
| employer | King's College School, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cotman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
etching
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landscape painting ⓘ marine painting ⓘ watercolour painting ⓘ |
| genre |
architectural drawing
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topographical art ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | etching series of architectural and antiquarian subjects ⓘ |
| influenced |
British watercolour tradition
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Norwich School of painters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
J. M. W. Turner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Girtin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Norwich Society of Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Norwich School of painters
NERFINISHED
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Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Sell Cotman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
architectural subjects
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marine subjects ⓘ watercolour landscapes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blasting St. Vincent’s Rock, Clifton
NERFINISHED
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Greta Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Rouen Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ The Drop Gate, Duncombe Park NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shipwreck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
drawing master
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etcher ⓘ illustrator ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| positionHeld | drawing master at King’s College School, London ⓘ |
| residence |
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ Norwich, Norfolk, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Miles Edmund Cotman