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of Art. Wishes to be in Academy—I told him he must prepare
a figure." (Farington IV, p. 1164)
1799 Feb To London from Suffolk. (JCC IV, p. 215)
1799 March 2 Farington records: "Constable called—shewed him Ruysdael—
brot. drawing of torso for admission to Acad." (Farington IV,
p. 1166)
1799 March 4 Farington records: "J. Constable called. Gave him letter of
introduction to Wilton." (Farington IV, p. 1167)
1799 March 4 Letter (dated February 4 but Beckett claims that "Farington's
diary shows that the letter must have been written on the
4th of March") from J.C. in London to John Dunthorne, Sr.: "I
am this morning admitted a student at the Royal Academy
[actually, at this time, J.C. was admitted only as a
probationer in the Antique Academy]; the figure I drew for
admittance was the Torso." Plans to copy "a sweet little
picture by Jacob Ruysdael." (JCC II, p. 22)
1799 March Letter from J.C. in London to Dunthorne, Sr. (JC: FDC, pp.
201-02)
1799 March 20 Farington records: "Constable called this morning." (Farington
IV, p. 1179)
1799 April 11 Farington records: "Constable called." (Farington IV, p. 1196)
1799 April 16 Farington records: "Constable called and brot. a Copy He had
made from Ruysdael—I lent him Mr. Berwick's Wynants."
(Farington IV, p. 1202)
1799 April On 22 or 24 April, Priscilla Wakefield records a meeting with
22 or 24 J.C., presumably at her home in Tottenham: "Mr Constable
paid me an unexpected visit to dinner and tea." (JC: FDC, p.
129)
1799 spring Letter from Miss Lucy Hurlock in Dedham to J.C. in London.
(JCC IV, p. 215)
1799 May 3 Farington records: "Constable called.—Hall of Colchester has
practised drawing & painting from a Child,—& been much