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canvasses & pictures." (JCC I, pp. 149-50; see also JCC II, p.
214)
1816 poss. Drawing of Hadleigh Castle "seems to belong to this year."
(JCC I, p. 137)
1816 Forms aquaintance with Leslie in London. (JCC III, p. 3)
or 1817 late
1817 A Harvest Field: Reapers, Gleaners exhibited at British
beg. of year Institution, previously shown in 1816 at Royal Academy as
The Wheat Field. (JCC II, p. 28)
1817 Jan 1 Farington records: "Dinner at 6 oClock;—Company left me at
Eleven." Diagram of seating arrangement shows Farington at
the head of the table, with, clockwise from his left, Mrs.
Constable, Hayes, Edwd. Smirke, Painter, Wm. Jas. Farington,
Constable, Miss Smirke, Robt. Smirke, and Mrs. Hayes.
(Farington XIV, p. 4951; see also JCC II, p. 214 and JCC V, p.
31)
1817 Jan 2 Farington records: "Constable I called on after breakfast to
look at several painted studies from nature made by Him last
Summer & Autumn, also a large Landscape composed of the
Scenery about Dedham in Essex. I exhorted Him to compleat
them.
"Mrs. Constable was at work; she was to dine with Her
Father, Mr. Bicknell, today, who is very well disposed towards
Constable, but stands in awe of Dr. Rudd, His Father in Law,
who continues indisposed towards Constable. Mr. Bicknell has
expressed his hope that shd. Dr. Rudd die witht. leaving Mrs.
Constable Her share of His property, Her Brothers and Sisters
will make it up to Her out of their proportions." (Farington
XIV, pp. 4951-52; see also JCC II, p. 214)
1817 Jan 8 J.C. receives call from Ann Constable in London. (JCC I, p.
151)
1817 Jan 9 Letter from sister Ann in East Ham to J.C. in London. (JCC I,
p. 152)
1817 Jan 12 Letter from sister Mary in East Bergholt to J.C. in London:
"nothing can appear to be more propitious towards you, and