John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

keep his promise for the exhibition. With regard to your
engagement to paint him two uprights he said that he would
let you off only with this reservation. That he must have two
pictures of that size of your painting." (JCC VI, p. 176-77)
1824 Nov 4 Letter from J.P. Tinney in Salisbury to J.C. in London: "With
respect to the two Pictures which you were so kind as to
promise on my account—I never can enforce against a friend
. . . any species of obligation. . . . I had hoped that you would
be able to come to Salisbury during the Autumn. You seem to
have forgotten that I begged you to bring your Palate with
you—and that I intended to request you to employ yourself
in taking a Portrait of my good Wife. . . . Will you be so good
as to think of this hereafter." (JCC VI, pp. 177-79)
1824 Nov 4 Note from J.C. in London to James Carpenter in London: "I
returned to London some little time ago." (JCC IV, p. 137;
see also JCC II, p. 370, where recipient is given incorrectly as
William Carpenter, and JC: FDC, p. 34)
1824 Nov 13 Letter from John Fisher in Salisbury to J.C. in London: "I am
indeed already in your debt for the loan of the 'shady lane'.
But the offer of the virgin sketches is too tempting to be
resisted.—Perhaps it will be as well if I return you 'the Lane'. .
. . Would the following request interfere with your
occupations? To make me a sketch of a gothic chair to
correspond with our choir. Or would you get it done for me."
(JCC VI, pp. 179-80; see also JCC IV, p. 155)
1824 Nov 17 Letter from J.C. in London to John Fisher: "I am at work again
& I have my friend John Dunthorne with me. He forwards me
a great deal in subordinate parts such as tracing, squaring &c
&c. . . . I am planning a large picture—I regard all you say but
I do not enter into that notion of varying ones plans to keep
the Publick in good humour—subject and change of weather
& effect will afford variety in landscape. . . . Reynolds the
engraver tells me my 'freshness' exceeds that of any painter
that ever lived. . . . The sketchbook I am busy with a few
days when I will send it—they are all boats—and coast
scenes—subjects of this kind seem to me more fit for
execution than sentiment. . . . I am puzzled about the chair—
were I with you I could do very well with it. . . . I could do you
something & will send you some ideas. . . . I am now free &