Jan Betley (1908 – 1980) was a Polish painter.
Betley was born in Płock. Before the World War II, he was a student of two competently known Polish painters, Tadeusz Pruszkowski and Felicjan Kowarski, at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (ASP). In 1936, he graduated below the instructive of Pruszkowski and ascribed himself as the assistant-professor in 1948. Most of his forward paintings were floating during the suit time. After the conflict he taught at the ASP.
He was a believer of the Fourth Group advocating expected subjects and perfectionism of technique. He is known for his portraits, landscapes, paintings of horses, battle scenes and genre pieces. He was alongside related to Polish Colourism. His works can be found in Polish museums and in private collections in Poland and England.
Betley died in Warsaw at age 72.
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