John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

1823 ca. Nov 18 Meets Robert Southey and his wife again, while visiting Sir
George Beaumont at Coleorton. (JCC V, p. 74)
1823 Nov 21 Letter from Maria in London to J.C. in Leicester: "I shall
expect you the end of next week certainly." (JCC II, p. 302)
1823 Nov 21 Letter from J.C. in Leicestershire to Maria in London: "To day
[the Claude] will be done with perhaps a little to touch on
Saturday morning—I have then an old picture to fill up some
holes in. But I fear I shall not be able to get away on
Saturday. . . but I hope nothing shall prevent me on Monday."
(JCC II, p. 303; see also JCC I, p. 204 and JC: FDC, p. 300)
1823 Nov 25 Letter, probably written 25th November as indicated from
postmark, from J.C. in Leicestershire to Maria in London: "I
hope nothing will prevent my leaving this place tomorrow
afternoon." (JCC II 1964, pp. 304-05)
1823 Nov 26 Letter from J.C. in Leicestershire to Maria in London: "My
second little copy of Claude is only done this morning. . . . I
have not been out hardly at all—and only made you one little
sketch of the house, which is all I have done from nature.
Nothing will detain me. . . after Friday." (JCC II, pp. 305-06)
1823 Nov 28 Two drawings of a monument to Sir Joshua Reynolds
standing at the end of a grove at Coleorton Hall,
Leicestershire. (JCC II, p. 306; see also JC: FDC, p. 244)
1823 Nov 28 Presumably leaves Leicestershire for London. (JCC II, p. 306;
see also JCC VI, p. 144, and JC: FDC, p. 147)
1823 Dec 12 Letter from John Fisher in Salisbury to J.C. in London: "I know
not how to advise you for the Exhibition. Tinney expects one
of his uprights to go in. He expressed a wish for something
from Gillingham of which place he is a native. The Waterloo
depends entirely on the polish & finish given it. . . . I an
impatient to see your Claudes.—The Bishop is delighted at
the thoughts of Dolly 'having additional opportunities of
improving her style by copying so perfect a master'. . . . It is
in agitation at the Charterhouse to apply to you to paint the
Masters portrait." (JCC VI, pp. 144-45; see also JC: FDC, p.
328)