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W.B. Yeats

(1865-1939), Poet and dramatist; son of John Butler Yeats

William Butler Yeats

Sitter in 59 portraits
Poet and dramatist of Irish origin, son of the artist J.B. Yeats. Yeats was prominent in both English and Irish literary circles and played a large part in the revival of Celtic literature and the Irish theatre; helped to establish the Abbey Theatre in Dublin as a national institution and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature (1923). A poet of expressive force and lyrical beauty whose work underwent profound development between The Celtic Twilight (1893) and The Winding Stair (1929). His 'Easter 1916' (1916) and 'An Irishman Foresees his Death' (1919) offer an unusual perspective on the First World War- a conflict that bitterly divided his own country. Senator, Irish Free State (1922-8).

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W.B. Yeats, by Kathleen Scott - NPG 3644

W.B. Yeats

by Kathleen Scott
plaster cast of mask, 1907
NPG 3644

W.B. Yeats, by Kathleen Scott - NPG 3644a

W.B. Yeats

by Kathleen Scott
bronze head, 1955, based on a work of 1907
NPG 3644a

W.B. Yeats, by Augustus John - NPG 4105

W.B. Yeats

by Augustus John
pencil and wash, circa 1910
NPG 4105

W.B. Yeats, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax35903

W.B. Yeats

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 24 January 1908
NPG Ax35903

W.B. Yeats, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7786

W.B. Yeats

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 24 January 1908
NPG Ax7786

W.B. Yeats, by George Charles Beresford - NPG x6397

W.B. Yeats

by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinotype, 15 July 1911
NPG x6397

W.B. Yeats, by George Charles Beresford - NPG x6623

W.B. Yeats

by George Charles Beresford
dry-plate glass negative, 15 July 1911
NPG x6623

Siegfried Sassoon; W.B. Yeats, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG x144308

Siegfried Sassoon; W.B. Yeats

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, September 1920
NPG x144308

W.B. Yeats, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax140871

W.B. Yeats

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, August 1920
NPG Ax140871

W.B. Yeats; Marc Allégret; André Gide, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax140875

W.B. Yeats; Marc Allégret; André Gide

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, August 1920
NPG Ax140875

Siegfried Sassoon; W.B. Yeats, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax140877

Siegfried Sassoon; W.B. Yeats

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, September 1920
NPG Ax140877

Siegfried Sassoon; W.B. Yeats, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax140878

Siegfried Sassoon; W.B. Yeats

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, September 1920
NPG Ax140878

W.B. Yeats, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax141697

W.B. Yeats

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 15-16 July 1924
NPG Ax141697

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