"'A Prairie Trail' by C.W. Jefferys, full of glorious Canadian sunlight and fairly reeking with truth of character of our great west." Beatty, J.W. "Canadian art appreciated." In Canadian Courier, Dec. 28, 1912, p. 6. Illus.
In the early years of the 19th century, there was much political and social discontent. Both in Upper and Lower Canada the Legislative Assembly, elected by the people, was dissatisfied with its lack of power...
The founding of Halifax was an early experiment in town planning and assisted immigration. In 1749 the British Government decided to establish a settlement in Nova Scotia.
Lismer wrote of this painting in his Canadian Picture Study: 'in Woodland Interior' we see Jefferys as an artist of grace and charm. A little landscape suffused with quiet sunlight, it is a water colour painted with delicate sensitiveness...
