W. B. Yeats Poster

William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was a Nobel Laureate Irish poet and considered one of the greatest English-language poets of the 20th century. A central theme in Yeats's poems is Ireland, its history, folklore and contemporary public life. As a writer Yeats made his debut in 1885, when he published his first poems in The Dublin University Review. Yeats was interested in folktales as part of an exploration of national heritage and for the revival of Celtic identity. This portrait is by John Singer Sargent in pencil Source: John Singer Sargent Virtual Gallery Permission: This is a faithful photographic reproduction of an original two-dimensional work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, Australia, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years.