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Paul Kane

Irish-Canadian painter (1810-1871)
Person human Q506000
Paul Kane
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
September 3, 1810
Date of death
February 20, 1871
Place of birth
Mallow
Place of death
Toronto
Country of citizenship
Canada[9]
Occupation
painter, writer, explorer, architectural drafter
Field of work
painting[10]
Award received
Person of National Historic Significance[12]
Notable work
Flathead woman with child[11]
Genre
portrait, landscape painting[15][16]
Work location
Canada[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library, Université du Québec à Montréal
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[20]
Different from
Paul Kane[23]
Family name
Kane[17]
Given name
Paul[18]
Has works in the collection
National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Yale University Art Gallery, Gilcrease Museum, Tacoma Art Museum, Royal Ontario Museum[25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Movement
academic art[14]
Name in native language
Paul Kane[22]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[24]
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P14750
7D9E-4989-587F-49EF-A018
🏷️ Also known as
en Paul Kane en Paul Keane ar باول كان fa پل کین fr Paul Keane he פול קיין he פול קין ja ポール・ケーン pl Paul Keane ru Кейн Пол ru Кейн, Пол ru Пол Кейн zh 保罗·凯尼 zh 保罗·凯恩 zh-hant 保羅·凱恩
🔖 Identifiers · 64
ISNI
0000000081409270
VIAF cluster ID
61657235
Library of Congress authority ID
n50045960
GND ID
119344025
Artcyclopedia artist ID
kane_paul
Artist-info artist ID
228829
Artists in Canada record number
8473
Artnet artist ID
paul-kane
AskArt person ID
4543
Athenaeum person ID
3996
BAnQ authority ID
0000062233
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
KanePaul1810-1871
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Benezit ID
B00097001
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
125291365
British Museum person or institution ID
33474
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01349296
CONOR.SI ID
48922211
Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
paul-kane-artist-and-adventurer-feature
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10036362
CiNii Research ID
1140000791765712000
DDB person (GND) ID
119344025
Dictionary of Canadian Biography ID
kane_paul_10
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
004377
DigitaltMuseum ID
021037461539
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains ID
art.041
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Paul-Kane
Europeana entity
agent/base/86251
FAST ID
15792
Freebase ID
/m/0dqj25
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991005135319707141
Geni.com profile ID
6000000029337964876
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m0dqj25
Grove Art Online ID
T045658
IdRef ID
034546456
Invaluable.com person ID
7wu9iyu3ed
KulturNav-ID
02306b62-81b3-4382-9ebb-a9c593d3bb40
Libraries Australia ID
35258638
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA16089342
NE.se ID
paul-kane
NLA Trove people ID
885813
NUKAT ID
n2018041474
National Gallery of Canada artist ID
paul-kane
National Historic People ID
1476
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007436765205171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810561633905606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070604185
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3919804
Open Library ID
OL2754111A, OL528040A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100029679
RERO ID (legacy)
A005219210
RKDartists ID
43437
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
58465
Rodovid ID
39561
SBN author ID
BVEV262617
SNAC ARK ID
w69w10fs
Union List of Artist Names ID
500000795
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12565483
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/160282
Watercolour World artist ID
paul-kane
Wellcome Collection concept ID
xwwvysv3
WikiArt ID
paul-kane
WikiTree person ID
Kane-1392
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxcVMbDjG46w89Fwh78md
Yale LUX ID
person/b8bbe1a8-96a6-4fa3-b5bd-953081931597

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 6
Royal Ontario Museum, National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Yale University Art Gallery, Gilcrease Museum
Occupation 4
writer, painter, explorer, architectural drafter
Genre 2
portrait, landscape painting
Artist files at 1
Université du Québec à Montréal
Award received 1
Person of National Historic Significance
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Described by source 1
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Different from 1
Paul Kane
Family name 1
Kane
Field of work 1
painting
Given name 1
Paul
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Movement 1
academic art
Place of birth 1
Mallow
Place of death 1
Toronto
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Canada
← Different from 1
Paul Kane
← FactGrid item ID 1
January 20
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Summary

Paul Kane was born on September 3, 1810[1], in Mallow[2]. He died on February 20, 1871[3], in Toronto[4]. He worked as a painter[5], writer[6], explorer[7], and architectural drafter[8].

FAQs

Where was Paul Kane born?

Paul Kane's place of birth was Mallow[2].

Where did Paul Kane die?

Paul Kane died in Toronto[4].

What did Paul Kane do for work?

Paul Kane worked as a painter[5], writer[6], explorer[7], and architectural drafter[8].

What awards did Paul Kane receive?

Honors received include Person of National Historic Significance[12].

Related Entities

Art Gallery of Ontario Canada Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Toronto

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Artfacts. artfacts.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . National Gallery of Canada online collection. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . National Gallery of Canada online collection. wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . National Gallery of Canada online collection. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL2754111A, OL528040A
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  2. 22d ago · Katialyn · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 20w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → Historic Paul Kane House, on Wellesley, 2017 05 12 -a (34588
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  5. 22w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → painter, writer, explorer +1
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  6. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01349296
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  7. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
    Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired
    Sex or gender → male
    Genre → portrait, landscape painting
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