John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

appeared on the day of the opening the Bridge. I objected to
his having made it so much a 'Bird's eye view' and thereby
lessening [the] magnificence of the bridge & buildings.—He
sd. he would reconsider his sketch." (Farington XV, p. 5396;
see also JCC VI, p. 46)
1819 Aug 11 Letter from Mr. Bicknell in Putney Heath to J.C. in London.
(JCC II, p. 251)
1819 Aug 13 Letter from J.C. in London to John Fisher in Salisbury: "I am
under and engagement to paint the portraits of General and
Mrs. Rebow at Wivenhoe Park about this time." (JCC VI, p.
47; see also JCC II, pp. 251-52)
1819 Aug 14 Letter from John Fisher in Salisbury to J.C. in London. (JCC
VI, p. 48)
1819 Aug 23 Farington records: 'I spoke to Phillips about voting for S. Lane
at the ensuing election of Associates. . . . Constable, he said,
produced his best picture at the last Exhibition, but he is still
an artist unsettled in his practice, though what he does is his
own.' (Farington XV, p. 5400; see also JCC II, p. 251, where
the date is given incorrectly as Aug 17)
1819 Arranges to send Maria and the children up to Hampstead,
pre-26 Aug rents Albion Cottage on Upper Heath for two or three
months. (JCC II, p. 253)
1819 Aug 28 Letter from General Rebow in Wivenhoe Park to J.C. in
London: "I cannot however absolutely promise that it will be
in our power to set to you, as our house is. . . until . . . the
15th of September quite full—but if you come prepared we
can see about it—I think we should prefer a group in one
picture in preference to portraits." (JCC II, p. 252)
1819 Sept 4 Letter from Mr. Bicknell in London to J.C. in London,
concerning the transfer of Dr. Rhudde's legacy to Maria and
the children, £4000, into the names of J.C. and Maria. (JCC II,
p. 252)
1819 Sept 6 Letter from Abram in East Bergholt to J.C. in London, urging
a visit and indicating that J.C. is considering bringing Johnny