John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

contingencies.—They had now calculated at what expence
they could live, & supposing their rent & taxes not to exceed
£100 pr. annm. their income would be nearly equal to their
expenses, independent of His professional gains"; etc.
(Farington XIV, pp. 5025-26; see also JCC II, p. 223 and JCC
IV, p. 286)
1817 May Exhibits Scene on a navigable river [Flatford Mill], the portrait
of John Fisher, a painting of Wivenhoe Park and a Suffolk
scene [A Cottage] at Royal Academy exhibition. (JCC VI, p.
32)
1817 June 6 Farington records: "Constable called to imform me that He
had taken a House No. 1 Keppel st. which, including taxes,
wd. not cost Him more than £100 per annm. He has engaged
it for 7 years from Midsummer next. . . . We had much
conversation respecting Art.—Constable & Mrs. Constable
came to tea & the conversation continued." (Farington XIV,
pp. 5030-31; see also JCC II, p. 224)
1817 Jun 12 Farington records: "Constable called; had taken the house in
Keppel st and had made a calculation of His probably
expenses which I reckoned would be £350. Thus having
Himself £200 per annm. & Mr. Bicknell alowing His wife £50,
making together £250, sh shd. have to get £100 only to
meet His annual expences." (Farington XIV, p. 5035; see also
JCC II, p. 224)
1817 June 27 Farington records: "Constable called and informed me that He
was preparing to move to Keppel st. He had seen Philips &
Owen & talked of the Election of Associates & that both of
them spoke in a friendly manner, but Philips remarked that
the list of Candidates was very strong." (Farington XIV, pp.
5041-42; see also JCC II, p. 224)
1817 June 27 Letter, postmarked 27 . . . 1817. probably June, from J.C. in
London to Maria in Putney Heath: "This afternoon I shall walk
up to Lord Grosvenor's, this will be the last day. . . . I shall
dine at the Academy on Monday. . . . I go to the Exhibition
every day. Last evening I walked over the Waterloo Bridge."
(JCC II, p. 224)