(d London, bur St Gregory-by-St-Paul, 18 Jan 1616).
Painter, son of John Bettes. He was in a team employed during the Christmas season of 15789 by the Office of the Revels, which was responsible for stage scenery and properties and other decorative work. An attractive Portrait of a Girl (London, St Olaves & St Saviours Grammar Sch. Found.), inscribed I. B. and dated 1587, is attributed to him, and there are tentative attributions of several portraits of Elizabeth I and other ladies. The decorative treatment of costume is reminiscent of Nicholas Hilliard, under whom, according to Vertue, the artist studied.
Queen Elizabeth I with a Fan, c.1585.
Attr. to John Bettes the Younger.
Queen Elizabeth I with a Fan, 1585-1590.
Attr. to John Bettes the Younger.
Queen Elizabeth with a Fan, 1585-1590.
Attr. to John Bettes the Younger.
Hever Castle, Kent.
Queen Elizabeth I, c. 1585.
Attr. to John Bettes the Younger.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
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