John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

1816 July 27 Drawing of the lake at Wivenhoe Park. (JCC II, p. 188)
1816 July 28 Letter from J.C. in East Bergholt to Maria in Putney Heath: "I
have been from home these few days, & returned late last
night. . . . I have been at Mr. Driffeild's—and one day at
General Rebow's." (JCC II, p. 188; see also JCC VI, p. 28)
1816 July 29 Oil-sketch of Willy Lott's cottage. (JCC I, p. 137)
1816 July 29 Death of uncle David Pike Watts. (JCC IV, p. 46; see also JC:
FDC, p. 313, JCC I, p. 138 and JCC II, p. 190)
1816 July 30 Letter from Maria in Putney Heath to J.C. in East Bergholt.
(JCC II, p. 189)
1816 early Aug Returns to London and visits Maria in Putney. After a week in
town, J.C. goes back to East Bergholt. (JCC II, p. 191-92)
1816 Aug 1 Letter from J.C. in East Bergholt to Maria in Putney: "It is my
intention to be in London on Saturday, about the middle of
the day. . . . It is a lovely afternoon and the fair is really very
pretty." (JCC II, p. 190; see also JCC VI, p. 28)
1816 Aug 3 To London. (JCC I, p. 137)
1816 Aug 10 Farington records: "Constable called on me & spoke of the
death of his Uncle David Pike Watts of Portland Place who
died on Monday, July 29th. . . . Mrs. Russell, His only surviving
child inherits His fortune." (Farington XIV, p. 4869; see also
JCC IV, p. 46)
1816 Aug 12 To East Bergholt. Uncle David Pike Watts had died 29 July,
without leaving much in his will to J.C., who "took it
philosophically, but the announcement must have come as a
blow, at a time when money was so badly needed." (JCC I,
pp. 137-38)
1816 Aug 13 Letter from J.C. in East Bergholt to Maria in Putney Heath: "I
was not able to leave London after I saw you 'till Monday, aas
I found a picture belonging to a gentleman that was sent to
me for some repair." Sends Gessner's The Letters of Gessner