Anna Whelan Betts (May 15, 1873 – February 6, 1959) was an American illustrator and art teacher who was noted for her paintings of Victorian women in romantic settings.

Betts is considered one of the primary artists of the golden age of American illustration during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

[1] Art historian Walt Reed described Betts' work as "characterized by its great beauty and sensitivity.

For example, Betts illustrated Sarah Orne Jewett's 1899 publication of Betty Leicester’s Christmas published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

[2] In 1944, Betts retired from teaching and moved to New Hope, Pennsylvania, to live with her sister Ethel.