Ethel Franklin Betts Bains was an American illustrator primarily of children's books during the golden age of American illustration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
An illustration by Ethel Franklin Betts for James Whitcomb Riley's story Little Orphant Annie (1908).
Illustration by Ethel Franklin Betts in The Orphan Annie book, "While the Heart Beats Young" by James Whitcomb Riley
Anna Whelan Betts 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. Art historian Walt Reed described Betts' work as "characterized by its great beauty and sensitivity."
Illustration titled "Christmas Callers" which appeared in the December 1904 issue of Century Magazine.