John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

1817 May 17 Farington records: "Constable & Mrs. Constable dined with
us." Diagram with seating arrangement shows Farington at
the head of the table, with, clockwise from his left, Mrs.
Constable, Fanny Hamond, Constable, Jane Hamond, and Mrs.
H. Hamond. (Farington XIV, p. 5020; see also JCC II, p. 222)
1817 May 18 Farington records: "Constable & Mrs. Constable came to tea
with us." (Farington XIV, pp. 5020-21; see also JCC II, p.
223)
1817 May 19 Farington records: "Sir Thos. Lawrence called in the evng. & I
informed of Constable's communication of Mr. Jackson
wishing to dispose of a pair of pictures viz: The King &
Queen." (Farington XIV, p. 5021)
1817 May 20 Farington records: "Constable called in the evening, & I told
Him I had communicated to Sir T. Lawrence what He had said
respecting Mr. Jackson's wish to dispose of the pictures of
the King & Queen, & recommended to Him to speak to Sir
T.L. on the subject.
"He had been to the British Institution Exhibition of the
works of deceased British Artists,—the private view this day,
and thought it very respectable." (Farington XIV, p. 5021;
see also JCC II, p. 223)
1817 May 21 Farington records: "Constable called; He was at the British
Institution eving. Exhibition last night which was very
crowded. . . . The general opinion seemd to be in favour of
the Exhibition.—Ten Academicians were there." (Farington
XIV, p. 5021; see also JCC II, p. 223)
1817 May 24 Farington mentions Constable. (Farington XIV, p. 5023)
1817 May 28 Farington records: "Constable called in the evening and
requested my opinion whether it would be adviseable for Him
to take the House in Upper Charlotte st. now to be let upon
which He wd. be required to expend abt. £120 & to pay £50
good will for a lease of 10 years,—the Annual Rent £73-10-0
& the Taxes £36 or to take a house upon a smaller scale. I
strongly recommended the latter. He sd. Mr. Bicknell had
expressed to Mrs. Constable that He wd. from Christmas last
allow Her £50 pr. annm. & that a Legacy of £225 wd. be paid
to Her next week, which wd. be a floating sum for