John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

1824 June 24 Letter, apparently written 24th June, from J.C. in London to
Maria in Brighton, sent with journal installment: "Johnny is
getting on with Mr. Lewis's portrait the copy. . . . I must now
finish for I have time myself to compleat Mr. A." (JCC II, pp.
342-43; see also JCC IV, p. 68)
1824 June 24 Journal entry from J.C. in London to Maria. (JCC II, p. 343)
1824 June 25 Journal entry (taken from Leslie's transcript as original is
missing) to Maria from J.C. in London: "[Bishop Fisher] had to
tell me that he thought of my improving the picture of the
Cathedral, and mentioned many things." (JCC II, p. 344; see
also JCC V, p. 55 and JCC VI, p. 166)
1824 June 25 Receives letter in London from sister Mary Constable in
Suffolk. (JCC II, p. 343)
1824 June 27 Journal entry from J.C. in London to Maria: "Johnny and
Holland went to the Bishop's & brought here the Cathedral to
be varnished." (JCC II, p. 345; see also JCC I, p. 210)
1824 June 28 Journal entry from J.C. in London to Maria: "Sir George
Beaumont had sent me his tickets to the Institution this
evening." (JCC II, pp. 345-46; see also JCC I, p. 211 and JCC
IV, p. 136)
1824 June 29 Journal entry from J.C. in London to Maria: "John went to the
Bishop's with the frame & Miss F[isher]'s picture which I had
retouched a little." (JCC II, p. 346; see also JCC IV, pp. 154,
265)
1824 June 30 Journal entry from J.C. in London to Maria: "Worked pretty
hard on Mr. Lewis's portrait. . . . it was [Arrowsmith's] wish
that the pictures should be in the exhibition of the Louvre, it
was necessary that I (as the artist) should write to express
my desire that they might be admitted if such was the
opinion of the directors. . . . [Sir G. Beaumont] called to know
if I would undertake a singular commission for him on behalf
of the directors of the British Gallery. . . there is a lady who
has devoted her pursuits to what she calls the Venetian
secret of coloring. . . and has at length written. . . to desire
that proper tryals may be made of it by some eminent