A Life Between Two Shores Born in Cambridge, England, Harry Britton carried the spirit of his birthplace across the Atlantic when he arrived in Toronto as a young child in 1881. His early years in Canada provided the foundation for a life defined by movement and the pursuit of light. He sought formal training under Farquhar McGillivray Knowles, a man celebrated for his mastery of marine subjects, and this connection to the sea would later become a central theme in his creative output. As he matured, Britton moved back toward his roots, enrolling at the Heatherley School of Fine Art and the Lo…