John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

copy of a letter sent by Himself to the Revd. Dr. Rudd,
grandfather to Miss Bicknell informing Him of the intended
marriage, expressed in very respectful and proper terms."
(Farington XIV, p. 4903; see also JCC II, p. 210)
1816 Sept 30 Presumably meets Maria. (JCC II, p. 211)
1816 Oct 1 Letter from Martha Whalley in East Ham to J.C. in London.
(JCC I, p. 139)
1816 Oct 2 J.C. and Maria, against the wishes of Maria's family, are
married at the church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, her parishchurch,
by John Fisher. (JCC II, p. 211; see also JCC I, p. 139
and JCC VI, p. 30)
1816 Oct To Southampton, probably to stay with Gubbin's family on
post-2 way to honeymoon in Osmington. (JCC I, p. 140; see also JCC
VI, p. 30)
1816 Oct 11 Visits ruins of Netley Abbey. (JCC I, p. 140; see also JCC VI,
p. 30)
1816 Oct. 15 Letter from J.C. to brother Abram. (JCC I, p. 141)
1816 Oct- After wedding takes "coastal road west to spend the next six
post 11 Nov weeks with . . . the Rev. John Fisher in his vicarage at
Osmington near Weymouth." They take excursions to
Weymouth, Portland, and Preston, on which J.C. takes a
sketch-book. (JCC VI, p. 31 and JCC I , p. 140; see also JCC
II, p. 212)
1816 Oct 20 Letter from Abram in East Bergholt to J.C. in Osmington.
- Nov. 15 (JCC I, pp. 141-43; see also JCC II, p. 212, where date is
given incorrectly as Oct 15)
1816 Oct-Nov While at Osmington, J.C. paints or begins portraits of John
and Mrs. Fisher. (JCC VI, p. 31)
1816 Nov 11 Farington records: "On the whole Owen did not appear to
have fixed his mind particulary on any one.
"He spoke of Constable having married Miss Bicknell &
said, He had some acquaintance with Her Father, who He
accidentally met at Putney on Saturday last, when Mr. Bicknell