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John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

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1825 Sept 14 Journal entry from J.C. in London to Maria. (JCC II, p. 393;<br />

see also JC: FDC, p. 136)<br />

1825 Sept 15 Journal entry from J.C. in London to Maria. (JCC II, pp. 393-<br />

94; see also JCC IV, p. 171, 292 and JC: FDC, p. 38)<br />

1825 Sept 16 Journal entry from J.C. in London to Maria: "I am going to<br />

Hampstead. . . this afternoon. . . . Sir George Beaumont<br />

called. He liked what I was about, but wanted me to imitate<br />

pictures." (JCC II, pp. 394-95; see also JCC IV, p. 93)<br />

1825 Sept 17 Presumably on 17 September, J.C. goes to Brighton, taking<br />

installment of journal with him to Maria. (JCC II, p. 395)<br />

1825 Sept 19 Letter from Auguste Hervieu in London to J.C. in Brighton:<br />

"your two pictures are arrived safe at Lille." (JCC IV, p. 271)<br />

1825 Sept 26 Letter, "probably written on the 26th September," from<br />

brother Abram in Flatford Mill to J.C., delivered by Dunthorne,<br />

Jr. Note from sister Mary added to end of letter. J.C. has<br />

probably returned to London. (JCC I, pp. 221-22; see also<br />

JCC II, p. 395 and JCC IV, p. 69)<br />

1825 Sept 30 Journal entry from J.C. in London to Maria. (JCC II, p. 396)<br />

1825 Oct 1 Journal entry from J.C. in London to Maria: "We do a great<br />

deal of painting, not going out. I am getting my dead horses<br />

off my hands, as fast as I can. I shall do as you say, not much<br />

mind my little jobs, but stick to my large pictures. But I must<br />

make my mind easy as to my dead horses, namely—Salisbury<br />

Cathedral. Mr. Carpenter's picture. Mr. Ripley's do.—London.<br />

Mr. Arrowsmith—3 do. Mrs. Mirehouse's picture to be altered.<br />

All these are paid for—and one more fortnight will clear them<br />

off. . . . Then I am making my last Exhibition picture<br />

saleable—getting the outline on the Waterloo—&c, &c." (JCC<br />

II, pp. 396-97; see also JCC IV, p. 137, 167, 202, 271)<br />

1825 Oct 2 Journal entry from J.C. in London to Maria. (JCC II, p. 398)<br />

1825 Oct 3 Journal entry from J.C. in London to Maria: "I painted one of<br />

my best things & worked hard." (JCC II, p. 398)

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