Battle of Lundy's Lane

Pen and ink heightened with Chinese white

29.2 x 36.8 cm

Government of Ontario Art Collection, 621234

Exhibition History

• 1909 - Royal Canadian Academy (R.C.A.)
• 1909 - Canadian National Exhibition

Publication References:

• Macpherson, Katharine Livingstone.  Pictures from Canadian history for boys and girls.  Montreal, Renouf Publishing Co.,  1899? 230 p.  Illus. p.  [ix]  -  “LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS…  The Battle of Lundy’s Lane (Coloured)…145  Painted by C.W. Jeffreys [sic].” p. 145  -  “The Battle of Lundy’s Lane (Painted by C.W. Jeffreys [sic])”
• Jefferys, Charles W. (1945) The Picture Gallery of Canadian History Vol 2
  

• Encyclopedia Canada.  Toronto, Grolier, 1957-1958.   v.  Illus. V6. p. 225  -  “Battle of Lundy’s Lane”

• Bowman, Bob.  Dateline:  Canada.  Toronto, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973. n.p.  Illus. July 24  -  “Battle at Lundy’s Lane, 1814”
  
• Bayer, Fern.  The Ontario collection.  Toronto, Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 1984. 388 p.  Illus. p. 134  -  “The Battle of Lundy’s Lane"
  
• University of Toronto Press.  Canadian History and Political Science, 1993. Toronto, U of T Press, 1993.  35 p.  Illus.  [pub. cat.] Cover  -  “The Battle of Lundy’s Lane by C.W. Jefferys is reproduced with the permission of the C.W. Jefferys Estate Archive.  It is held in the collection of the City of Toronto.  This painting is reproduced in full colour in Volume II, Historical Atlas of Canada.  See Page 1.”
  

• Suthren, Victor.  The War of 1812.  Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1999. 288 p.  Illus.  “…Page  229…’Battle of Lundy’s Lane, British Defending Cannons with Bayonets,’  by C.W. Jefferys.  Courtesy of C.W. Jefferys Estate Archive, Toronto and City of Toronto Archives.”

• Documenting a Province:  The Archives of Ontario at 100.  Toronto, Queen’s Printer 2003. 344 p.  Illus. note: each entry has a French equivalent. p. 172  -  “Jefferys’s Battle of Lundy’s Lane was published in G.M. Wrong’sOntario Public School History of Canada (Toronto: Ryerson Press 1921)”, “6-11:  The Battle of Lundy’s Lane [ca. 1921], C.W. Jefferys, OSA, RCA, CSPWC (1869-1951) (Government of Ontario Art Collection, 621234, Thomas Moore Photography, Toronto I0007648)

• Crump, Jennifer.  Canada under attack.  Toronto, Dundurn Group, 2010. 203 p.  Illus. p. 96  -  “The Battle of Lundy’s Lane.”

• Canadian Geographic Enterprises.  The War of 1812.  Ottawa?, 2012. Folded poster. [Lundy’s Lane]  image 14

• Government of Ontario art collection.  C.W. Jefferys and George A. Reid. http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhibits/art/page4.htm “In 1895, under the direction of the Ministry of Education, George Ross, collecting activities were made the responsibility of the Education Department.  This resulted in a number of important commissions Including the acquisition of original illustrations made by C.W. Jefferys for public and secondary school history textbooks.” “The Battle of Lundy’s Lane”

• Kowbuz, Christine.  “The war of 1812:  the road to war.”  In SpacingToronto, June 9, 2012.  http://spacingtoronto.ca/2012/06/09/war-of-1812-the-road-to-war/ The Battle of Lundy's Lane

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