John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

1801 March 7 Farington records: " Constable called.—He described to me
the melancholy state in which his mind has been for
sometime." (Farington IV, p. 1515; see also JC: FDC, pp. 143,
271)
1801 March 9 Farington records: "Constable called.—He said He had been
much discouraged by the remarks of Reinagle &c though He
did not acknowledge their justness. He said in their criticisms
they look only to the surface & not to the mind. The
mechanism of painting is their delight. Execution is their
chief aim." (Farington IV, p. 1516; see also JCC IV, p. 216,
JC: FDC, p. 271, and JCC II, p. 25, where the date is given
incorrectly as the 19th)
1801 March Letter from J.C. in London to Dunthorne, Sr., probably at East
ca. 9 Bergholt. (JCC IV 1966, p. 216)
1801 March 13 Farington records: "Constable called. He has been with Sir
George Beaumont & is animated by his paintings to proceed
with resolution." (Farington IV, p. 1518; see also JC: FDC, pp.
144, 271)
1801 March 25 Farington records: "Constable called—Goes to Sir George's
Gallery to study—prefers the little wood scene of Claude to
all others." (Farington IV, p. 1527; see also JC: FDC, p. 144)
1801 April 25 Daniel Whalley records J.C. frequently with his sister and her
-June 3 family at the Minories. (JC: FDC, p. 144)
1801 April 26 Entry in Daniel Whalley's diary, in London: "din'd at Son N's at
5. Mr Jno Constable wth Us." (JC: FDC, p. 69)
1801 April 28 Entry in Daniel Whalley's diary, in London: "din'd at Son Ns Mr
Jno Constable with Us." (JC: FDC, p. 69)
1801 April 29 Farington records: "Constable called, has been to the
Exhibition and thinks highly of Turner's picture of Dutch boats
but says he knows the picture by W Vandevelde on which it is
formed." (Farington IV, p. 1544)
1801 May 3 Entry in Daniel Whalley's diary, in London: "rest of the day in
America Sqr wt Son N' Mr Jno Constable wt Us." (JC: FDC, p.
69)