Richard Westmacott
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Richard Westmacott was a prominent 19th-century British sculptor known for major public monuments and neoclassical works in the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Westmacott canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8293317 — 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: Richard Westmacott Context triple: [Copper Horse statue, creator, Richard Westmacott]
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A.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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B.
George McCorquodale
George McCorquodale is a member of the British aristocratic Spencer family and a nephew of Diana, Princess of Wales.
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C.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
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D.
John Ternouth
John Ternouth was a 19th-century British sculptor best known for creating the bronze reliefs that adorn Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London.
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E.
Richard Morris Woodhead
Richard Morris Woodhead was a British entrepreneur best known as one of the original founders of the Raleigh Bicycle Company, a pioneering manufacturer in the global cycling industry.
- 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: Richard Westmacott Target entity description: Richard Westmacott was a prominent 19th-century British sculptor known for major public monuments and neoclassical works in the United Kingdom.
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A.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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B.
George McCorquodale
George McCorquodale is a member of the British aristocratic Spencer family and a nephew of Diana, Princess of Wales.
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C.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
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D.
John Ternouth
John Ternouth was a 19th-century British sculptor best known for creating the bronze reliefs that adorn Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London.
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E.
Richard Morris Woodhead
Richard Morris Woodhead was a British entrepreneur best known as one of the original founders of the Raleigh Bicycle Company, a pioneering manufacturer in the global cycling industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British sculptor
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human ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architectural decoration
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monumental sculpture ⓘ public sculpture ⓘ |
| genre |
architectural sculpture
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funerary sculpture ⓘ public monument ⓘ |
| hasWorkIn |
British Museum, London
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linked to:
British Museum
Hyde Park, London ⓘ
linked to:
Hyde Park
St Paul’s Cathedral, London ⓘ
linked to:
St Paul's Cathedral
Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ various public spaces in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
ancient Greek sculpture
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ancient Roman sculpture ⓘ classical antiquity ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| name | Richard Westmacott ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
major public monuments in the United Kingdom
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neoclassical sculpture ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Achilles statue, Hyde Park
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Monument to Charles James Fox, Westminster Abbey ⓘ Monument to Sir John Moore, St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ Monument to the Earl of Mansfield, Westminster Abbey ⓘ Monuments in St Paul’s Cathedral, London ⓘ Monuments in Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ Pediment sculptures of the British Museum, London ⓘ Statue of Achilles (Wellington Monument), Hyde Park, London ⓘ Statue of Charles James Fox, Bloomsbury Square, London ⓘ
linked to:
Sculpture of Charles James Fox
Statue of George III, Pall Mall (formerly in London) ⓘ
linked to:
statue of George III
Statue of George III, Windsor ⓘ Statue of Sir Joseph Banks, London ⓘ
linked to:
Sculpture of Joseph Banks
Statue of William Pitt the Younger, Hanover Square, London ⓘ Statue of the Duke of Bedford, Russell Square, London ⓘ |
| occupation | sculptor ⓘ |
| style | neoclassical ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Westmacott Description of subject: Richard Westmacott was a prominent 19th-century British sculptor known for major public monuments and neoclassical works in the United Kingdom.
Referenced by (3)
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