John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

1816 April 29 Farington records: "Constable called at Breakfast time &
spoke ot the exhibition." (Farington XIV, p. 4821)
1816 early May Short visit to East Bergholt, leaving London after opening of
Royal Academy Exhibition and returning by 8 May. (JCC II
1964, p. 184; see also JC: FDC, p. 134)
1816 May 3 Farington records visit from J.C. Diagram of seating
arrangement shows Farington at the head of the table, with,
clockwise from his left, Constable, S. Lane, Captn. Farington,
Wm. Jas. Farington, and Captn. Fitzgerald. (Farington XIV, p.
4823; see also JCC IV, p. 246)
1816 May 4 Letter from Lady Louisa Manners at Helmingham to J.C. in
London: "Mr Rising approves of your Copy of Sir Joshuas
Portrait." (JC: FDC, p. 134)
1816 May 4 Farington records: "Landseer called. He spoke abt. Marchant's
place at the Stamp Office. I told Him applications were
making for it, I had so understood I thought from Constable."
(Farington XIV, p. 4823)
1816 May 8 J.C.'s father's condition takes a sudden change for the worse.
(JCC II, p. 184)
1816 May 12 Letter from Abram in East Bergholt to J.C. in London: "We
are all very glad you came down when you did." From this "it
appears . . . [that J.C.] made a short visit to Suffolk after the
opening of the exhibition." (JCC I, p. 133)
1816 May 13 Letter from uncle David Pike Watts in London to J.C. in
London. (JCC IV, p. 45)
1816 May 13 Letter from Abram in East Bergholt to J.C. in London, warning
J.C that father is near death. (JCC II, p. 184)
1816 May 14 Father dies. (JCC I, p. 133; see also JCC II, p. 184)
1816 May 17 Letter from sister Ann in East Bergholt to J.C. in London:
"you may depend upon John's meeting you with the gig, in
due time on Saturday at Colchester. . . . The day for
interment is fixt for Monday." (JCC I, p. 134)