Watercolor painting of seven wrens perching on leafy twigs. Clockwise from top center: Bewick's wren, Florida wren, house wren, marsh wrens, sedge wrens. Preparatory study for Arthur H. Howell, "Florida Bird Life" (1932, LIB.JC.HOW.1932), plate 50.
Watercolor painting of a woodcock standing in profile, facing left, in a green landscape with grasses, leaves, and the bases of trees visible. The scene is enclosed in an ovoid vignette, with the caption "The Woodcock" painted underneath. This artwork belongs to a series of fifteen unsigned watercolors on white paper with rounded edges. These ar...
Watercolor painting of three wigeons, two male and one female, standing on the muddy bank of a body of water. 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 copied from other sources. All fifteen paintings de...
Watercolor painting of six white-fronted geese standing or sitting on the banks of a marsh. Gray and cloudy skies, with three sets of geese flying in V formation. Image enclosed in a rectangular painted frame. This artwork belongs to a series of fifteen unsigned watercolors on white paper with rounded edges. These are early, possibly childhood w...
Watercolor painting of several goldeneyes (here called whistle-wings) in a gray winter landscape. 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. This artwork belongs to a series of fifteen unsigned watercolors on white paper with round...
Watercolor painting of a pair of northern shovelers, male and female, here identified as "shoveller." The female stands and the male crouches against a dark green 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 ...
Watercolor painting of three horned grebes: two floating in water (one with head raised, one with head tucked back in its wing) and one in flight just above the two floating birds. Lemon yellow light from a sunset or sunrise silhouettes distant trees and other landscape features. Scene is enclosed in a parallelogram. This artwork belongs to a se...
Watercolor painting of a single Canada goose, standing in profile, facing right. Enclosed in an oval frame, with a background of a river or lake and a flying "V" of birds in distance. 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...
Watercolor painting of two sora rails, one adult (standing) and one immature (in flight.) Light sketch of reeds or grasses behind the birds. Image mounted on dark brown paper. This is an early, possibly childhood work by Francis Lee Jaques and may be adapted or copied from other sources.
Watercolor painting of a female mallard against a dark gray-blue oval, decorated with stalks of reeds or grasses. "SEPTEMBER" painted across the image in block letters. This is an early, possibly childhood work by Francis Lee Jaques and may be adapted or copied from other sources.
Watercolor painting of a cobbled street in the village of Saint-Émilion, France, with prominent church tower or bell tower in background. Painted during Francis Lee Jaques's time in France during World War I.
Watercolor painting of a pair of mallards, male and female, swimming on water in a marshy landscape. Image mounted on dark brown paper. This is an early, possibly childhood work by Francis Lee Jaques and may be adapted or copied from other sources.
Watercolor painting of two pairs of mallards floating among stalks of wild rice. "OCTOBER" painted across the image in block letters. 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; slots have been cut in the paper, and the edges of the painted shee...
Watercolor painting of a pair of blue-winged teals in flight over a body of water with reeds or grasses. 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; parallel lines have been cut through part of the paper, and the painting has been slipped throug...
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...
Watercolor painting of a lone wolf standing on the shore of a lake at night. Full moon and forested island in background. This is an early work by Francis Lee Jaques.
Two watercolor paintings on board. On upper half of board, left of center, a single pied hornbill perching on a branch, facing left. The lower third of the board contains a small, rectangular scene in a border, depicting two Australian brushturkeys in profile, in front of an arid hill.