John Butler Yeats

John Butler Yeats was a painter (1839–1922). He was born at Banbridge and died at Chestertown.

Also recorded as Butler Yeats John; J. Butler Yeats; J. Butler Yeats (I); Yeats; John Butler Yeats the Elder.

John Butler Yeats in brief

Born
1839
Died
1922
Known for
painter
Place of birth
Banbridge
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Butler Yeats John, J. Butler Yeats, J. Butler Yeats (I), Yeats and John Butler Yeats the Elder. His recorded language was English.

He was the child of William Butler Yeats and Jane Grace Corbet. He married Susan Pollexfen. 4 children are recorded: William Butler Yeats, Jack Butler Yeats, Elizabeth Yeats and Lily Yeats.

Recognition and collections

Work by John Butler Yeats is held by National Gallery of Ireland, National Portrait Gallery, Ashmolean Museum and Ulster Museum.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 7 named public collections.

National Gallery of Ireland: 26 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Portrait Gallery: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Ulster Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Oriel College: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Ashmolean Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Yeats, John Butler, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Yeats, John Butler, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Yeats, John Butler, (1839–3 Feb. 1922), Who Was Who, 2007. Yeats, John Butler, Dictionary of Irish Biography, 2009. William Butler Yeats, JOHN DONNE.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.

Essays Irish and American (2020) — Internet Archive. Early memories; some chapters of autobiography — Project Gutenberg.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 20 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

John Butler Yeats studied at Trinity College, Dublin. the recorded working language is English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait.

Membership is recorded of Yeats family.

Work by John Butler Yeats is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Ireland, National Portrait Gallery, Ashmolean Museum and Ulster Museum.

Chronology

  1. 1839John Butler Yeats born at Banbridge.
  2. 1875Portrait of The Artist's Wife, Susan Mary Pollexfen (1841-1900) (National Gallery of Ireland).
  3. 1899Elizabeth Corbet Yeats (National Gallery of Ireland).
  4. 1901Portrait of Susan Mary (Lily) Yeats (1866 -1949), Embroiderer and Designer (National Gallery of Ireland).
  5. 1902Portrait of Miss K. Leney (National Gallery of Ireland).
  6. 1908John Quinn (National Portrait Gallery).
  7. 1909Van Wyck Brooks (National Portrait Gallery).
  8. 1922John Butler Yeats died at Chestertown.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Open Library author record for John Butler Yeats (Internet Archive), 26 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  2. 2.

    William Butler Yeats, JOHN DONNE

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Yeats, John Butler, (1839–3 Feb. 1922), Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Yeats, John Butler, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Yeats, John Butler, Dictionary of Irish Biography, 2009

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Yeats, John Butler, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under John Butler Yeats as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Project Gutenberg holds 2 full texts attributed to John Butler Yeats.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with John Butler Yeats.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  10. 10.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming John Butler Yeats.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  11. 11.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2356757: John Butler Yeats

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  12. 12.

    “John Butler Yeats”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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