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Two Orioles. Francis Lee Jaques (1887-1969). Watercolor and gouache on board. Signed: ‘F L Jaques’ lower right. 11 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches image, 14 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches board. Jacques’ accomplished depiction of animals and birds was based upon his acute knowledge of animal anatomy. Jaques had inherited a taxidermy shop in repayment of a ten dollar debt. During this time he started painting in earnest and produced a group of watercolor paintings entitled “A Portfolio of Drawings of Nature as it is.” Unable to make a substantial living from taxidermy, Jaques turned to railroading in Northern Minnesota during the “off season”, and recorded the scenery and trains as they passed through rural Minnesota. He produced many outstanding wildlife paintings during his lifetime and illustrated more than seventy books.