, ▁though ▁the ▁well - to - do ▁would ▁still ▁wish ▁to ▁have ▁their ▁port ra its ▁painted ▁to ▁ad orn ▁the ▁walls ▁of ▁their ▁grand ▁houses . ▁ ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁and ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Crime an ▁War , ▁William ▁G ush ▁visited ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁G ush ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Hal if ax , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁ste amer ▁Ni ag ara , ▁leaving ▁Liverpool ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁August . ▁He ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁for ▁about ▁four ▁months . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁painted ▁several ▁port ra its ▁of ▁notable ▁figures ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁▁ ▁G ush ▁was ▁commission ed ▁to ▁paint ▁the ▁portrait ▁of ▁a ▁key ▁figure ▁from ▁the ▁Crime an ▁War , ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Sir ▁William ▁Fen wick ▁Williams ▁of ▁K ars , ▁Bart ., ▁K CB . ▁Williams , ▁born ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁at ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁is ▁remembered ▁for ▁his ▁gall ant ▁defense ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁K ars ▁during ▁the ▁conflict . ▁Many ▁hon ours ▁were ▁subsequently ▁best owed ▁upon ▁Sir ▁William ▁and ▁between ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Lieutenant - G overn or ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁The ▁portrait ▁was ▁painted ▁for ▁the ▁Parliament ▁House ▁in ▁Hal if ax , ▁now ▁called ▁Province ▁House . ▁ ▁The ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust