Pencil drawing of the Unitarian church building in Geneseo, Illinois, in two-point perspective. Drawn by Francis Lee Jaques at six years old, in 1893 or 1894, "Lee Jaques" appears in large, three-dimensional letters running the length of ground beside the church, as if planted like a flower bed. A newspaper clipping is attached to the lower righ...
Charcoal drawing of a farm in winter, done by a very young Francis Lee Jaques. A snowy foreground, with some dried flowers or stalks of grasses, opens onto fences, two hayricks (one with a roof and a ladder leaning against it), and a farmhouse slightly further in the distance. Snowy fields, rows of trees, and the roof and smoking chimney of anot...
Greyscale (grisaille) drawing of a male and female deer standing in profile in shallow water at the edge of a river or lake. Rocks and dense trees in background indicate a forested area. Very early work by the artist.
Watercolor painting of four American Merganser (also known as common mergansers), two male and two female, at the edge of a stylized pool of water. One male and female pair floats in the water, the second male is at the water's edge, and the second female is crouched in the foreground, in profile, facing right. Image is enclosed in a rectangular...
Pastel drawing of a pair of wood ducks, male and female, tied together by a foot, hanging head-down. The underside of the female duck is facing toward the viewer, while the male duck is in profile. This is an early drawing by Jaques, created when he was approximately 13-14.
Watercolor painting of a single bittern, standing in profile, head raised up. Painted against light green background and stand of green grasses, enclosed in oval. This is an early, possibly childhood work by Francis Lee Jaques and may be adapted or copied from other sources.
Trompe l'oeil watercolor painting of bitterns; the image is painted to look like six loose and curling sheets of blue-green paper, tacked together and overlapping. Each 'sheet' is painted with a bittern in a different pose. The group of six illustrations is cut out and mounted on a light brown sheet. This is an early, possibly childhood work by ...
Watercolor painting of two Black-bellied plovers, facing left, with outstretched wings; they are either taking off or landing. Water and reeds in background. This artwork belongs to a series of fifteen unsigned watercolors on white paper with rounded edges. These are early, possibly childhood works by Francis Lee Jaques and may be adapted or cop...
Watercolor painting of several greater scaups, here identified by their colloquial name of bluebills. Two scaups are floating in water, enclosed in a stylized vignette. To the upper right of the vignette are painted five scaups in flight. The image is in shades of black, white, gray, and the gray-blue of the ducks' beaks. This artwork belongs to...
Watercolor painting of a pair of blue-winged teal, male and female. The two ducks face each other, in profile, in front of a stand of tall grasses or reeds. This artwork belongs to a series of fifteen unsigned watercolors on white paper with rounded edges. These are early, possibly childhood works by Francis Lee Jaques and may be adapted or copi...
Watercolor painting of a pair of bobolinks. The male, in the foreground, is calling while coming in for a landing on a leafy twig. In the middle distance, a perching female looks off to the right. Trees and sunny sky in distance. This artwork belongs to a series of fifteen unsigned watercolors on white paper with rounded edges. These are early, ...
Watercolor painting of canvasbacks, Four ducks are in flight over water, against a grayscale landscape background. In foreground, a small rectangle is painted in color, depicting male and female canvasbacks at the edge of water. This artwork belongs to a series of fifteen unsigned watercolors on white paper with rounded edges. These are early, p...
Watercolor painting of a male mallard standing on one leg in snow at the edge of a body of water. "DECEMBER" painted across the image in block letters, with snow on top of the letters. This is an early, possibly childhood work by Francis Lee Jaques and may be adapted or copied from other sources.
Watercolor painting depicting five golden plovers, all in profile, facing left, walking across a ground of loosely sketched grasses. Dark, featureless background. Image is enclosed in a narrow, rectangular painted frame. This artwork belongs to a series of fifteen unsigned watercolors on white paper with rounded edges. These are early, possibly ...
Watercolor painting of three green-winged teals on the banks of a lake. Two males and one female, all in profile. Three birds are floating in the river that runs through the scene; a pair is swooping down to the water, and a second pair sits on the bank in the foreground. Image is enclosed in a rectangular painted frame, but the tail of the duck...
Watercolor and pastel image of a female green-winged teal. The bird is on its back, it head turned in profile, with its left wing crooked and its right wing stretched out over its head to display all feathers. Its lack of sophistication and its unusual signature marks this as a very early work by Jaques, likely from his childhood.
Watercolor painting mounted on brown paper, depicting six gulls feeding in waves. Hilly shore with trees on the horizon. The style indicates that this is an early work by the artist.
Watercolor painting of a hawk in profile, facing left. Possibly a Cooper's hawk. This is an early, possibly childhood work by Francis Lee Jaques and may be adapted or copied from other sources.
Watercolor painting of several pintails, male and female, at the edge of a flooded field. Semi-submerged trees and grasses in distance, and a large number of birds flying in V formation in the sky. This is an early, possibly childhood work by Francis Lee Jaques and may be adapted or copied from other sources. Image is mounted on brown paper; par...
