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John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

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1821 Oct 23 Letter from J.C. in Hampstead to <strong>John</strong> Fisher: ""I have not<br />

been Idle, and have made more particular and general study<br />

than I have ever done in one summer, but I am most anxious<br />

to get into my London painting room, for I do not consider<br />

myself at work without I am before a six foot canvas.—I have<br />

done a good deal of skying. . . . I shall do another large Work<br />

of my Own, & Savile's picture—but that is a dead pall. . . . My<br />

last year's work has got much together. This weather has<br />

blown & washed the powder off." (JCC VI 1968, pp. 76-78;<br />

see also JCC II, p. 271, JCC I, p. 10, JC: FDC, p. 39 and JCD,<br />

p. 35)<br />

1821 Oct 24 Letter from <strong>John</strong> Fisher in Salisbury to J.C. in Hampstead.<br />

(JCC VI, p. 78)<br />

1821 Oct 29 Letter from sister Ann in East Bergholt to J.C. in London.<br />

(JCC I, p. 202)<br />

1821 Nov 2 The last of <strong>Constable</strong>'s Hampstead studies is dated the 2nd<br />

November. (JCC II, p. 272)<br />

1821 pre-Nov 3 Is reading Memoirs of the Life of Nicholas Poussin. (JC: FDC,<br />

p. 29; see also JCC VI, p. 80)<br />

1821 Nov 3 Letter from J.C. in Hampstead to <strong>John</strong> Fisher in Salisbury: "On<br />

Thursday I shall take my journey to you. . . . and I now really<br />

believe that before 9 oclock on Novr the 8th I shall be<br />

enjoying my tea with you. . . . On Monday, there will be two<br />

Associates elected at the Academy . . . had I a vote, I should<br />

have been happy to have found him [Leslie] on the list of<br />

candidates. . . . The last day of Octr was indeed lovely so<br />

much that I could not paint for looking. . . . I made two<br />

evening effects." (JCC VI, pp. 79-81; see also JCC II, pp. 271-<br />

72, JCC IV, p. 245, JCC III, p. 4 and JCD, pp. 51, 102)<br />

1821 Nov 8 Presumably goes to Salisbury to visit <strong>John</strong> Fisher. (JCC II, p.<br />

272 and JCC VI, p. 81)<br />

1821 Nov 12 J.C. and <strong>John</strong> Fisher go to Winchester from Salisbury, see the<br />

cathedral there. (JCC VI, p. 81)<br />

1821 Nov 12 Drawings in sketch-book at Winchester. (JCC VI, p. 81)

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