John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

to see how little the trees are changed, for so late in the
year." (JCC II, p. 238 and JCC I, p. 169)
1818 Oct 25 Letter from J.C. in East Bergholt to Maria in Putney Heath: "I
shall be here a day or two longer—all seems going on well
with the bargain about the house. . . . Miss Savile has
requested of me two or three pictures more—two
landscapes, one of the Valley—& the other of the Church—
and a small picture from that one of my sisters. I was at
Ipswich yesterday, & saw Mrs. Cobbold. . . . This has been a
lovely day—early this morning I walked into a wood at
Stratford, which was lovely with its rich autumnal tints. . . . I
cannot fix a day for seeing London again, perhaps Wednesday
but you shall know." (JCC II, pp. 239-40; see also JCC I, p.
170)
1818 Oct 28 Drawing of the church at East Bergholt, "with the tomb of his
parents in the foreground, is said to have been done by him
on the 28th October." (JCC I, p. 172 and JCC II, p. 240)
1818 Nov 2 Royal Academy elections for Associate, at which J.C. again
fails. (JCC II, p. 240)
1818 Nov 8 Letter from Abram in East Bergholt to J.C. in London, giving
news that the sale of the East Bergholt house had gone
through. (JCC I, pp. 172-73; see also JCC II, p. 241)
1818 Nov 11 Farington records: "I have omitted to mention that on the
4th inst. I recieved a letter from Smirke, Senr. inclosing the
Ballot for an Associate of the Royal Academy on the 2d. inst.
—Academicians present.
"Mr. West, Yenn—Bone—Ward—Wilkie—Mulready—
Stothard—Reinagle—Chalon—Westmacott—Jackson—
Smirke—Smirke Junr.—Calcott—Phillips—Thomson, Howard."
Farington includes list of candidates and number of votes for
each. J.C. is listed as one of 38 candidates; he receives one
vote on the first ballot, which is won by W. Allston, and none
on the second ballot, which W. Alston wins as well.
(Farington XV, pp. 5283-84)
1818 Nov 30 Farington records: "Constable called. He had been in town
nearly the whole Summer and Autumn, and had forwarded