John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

1818 April 6 Farington records: "Constable called preparatory to His
sending His pictures to the Exhibition. . . .
"Constable told me that Collins is in high favour with Sir
G. Beaumont & in frequent habit of dining with Him.
"Constable has sold two of His Landscapes—one for 45
gs. & the other for 20 gs. I recommended to Him to dispose
of His pictures at moderate prices rather than keep them on
His hands, as it wd. be for his advantage to have them
distributed. He said He had attended to my advice."
(Farington XV, pp. 5284-85; see also JCC II, p. 235)
1818 April 22 Farington records: "Constable called. He spoke of the
Exhibition in Spring Gardens. He admired the picture of 'Dogs
fighting' by Landseer Junr. and He remarked on a Head sent
by Haydon as being a miserable performance." (Farington XV,
p. 5190; see also JC: FDC, p. 227 and JCC II, p. 235)
1818 April 30 Letter from James Pulham Woodbridge to J.C. in London:
"The portrait [probably of Mrs. Frances Pulham] arrived safe
on Saturday last, and I cannot but express myself greatly
obliged by your masterly execution of it." (JCC IV, p. 88)
1818 May 6 Farington records: "Constable called & spoke of the Exhibition
as being fine." (Farington XV, pp. 5196-97; see also JCC II, p.
235)
1818 May 7 Farington records: "Constable called, and went with me to
the Auditors Office. . . . Constable I drank tea with."
(Farington XV, p. 5197; see also JCC II, p. 235 and JCC IV, p.
36)
1818 May Shows four landscapes at Royal Academy exhibition, one
showing the breaking up of a shower, and also two drawings,
A Gothic Porch and Elms. (JCC II, p. 235)
1818 June 3 Farington records: "Constable called upon me after I returned
home & spoke of His neglect in not having put His name
down on the list of Candidates to be Associates of the Royal
Academy. This He did not recollect till last Monday evening
after the list was taken down, but He afterwds. found that
Vaughan the Deputy Secretery had put His name down
concluding that He meant to be a Candidate, & it was sent to