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Wednesday night. . . . I returned on Sunday morning."
Beckett notes that Leslie mistakenly attributes this letter to
April 15. (JCC IV, p. 248)
1826 April 22 Letter from John Fisher in Osmington to J.C. in London. (JCC
VI, pp. 218-19)
1826 April 23 Letter from Abram in Flatford to J.C. in London. (JCC I, pp.
224-25)
1826 April 26 Letter from J.C. in London to John Fisher: "I have lately been
into Suffolk and have had some delightfull walks in the same
feilds." (JCC VI, pp. 219-21; see also JCD p. 72)
1826 May 14-16 Letter, in journal form with entries running from May 14-16,
from J.C. in London to Maria in Putney Heath: "Monday . . .
Went to Reynolds to see how he is doing the copy of the
Bishop. It is so bad I could not talk to him about it—it was
hopeless & beyond my advice. . . . Tuesday—Mrs. Treslove
has been sitting and we have got on pretty well—but she left
me at two. . . . Mr. Ward called with a finished print of Mr.
Walker, looking very nice. . . . [The Tresloves] are going out
of town for a week—so this will stop my picture. Fisher's
stay in town. . . is uncertain." J.C. includes a sketch of a lady
from behind, showing the dress and hair of the ladies at a
dance at the Chalons. (JCC II, pp. 426-28; see also JCC IV,
pp. 246, 268, 276, 310, JC: FDC, p. 306, JCC VI, p. 221 and
JCC V, pp. 128, 150)
1826 May 21-24 Letter, in journal form with entries running from 21 to 24
May, from J.C. in London to Maria in Putney Heath: "Sunday.
After you left us Fisher remained until 2. . . .Monday. . . .
Painted a good deal—& Mrs. Treslove is to sit tomorrow. . . .
Tuesday. . . . soon after breakfast called Mrs. Treslove, & I
painted till two, & got the head on so well that I shall now
finish the picture in [dress] &c, &c, before I do any more to
the face. Fisher called." (JCC II, p. 429; see also JCC VI, p.
221, JCC IV, p. 268 and JCC I, p. 225)
1826 May Shows Landscape (later known as The Cornfield) and A Mill at
Gillingham in Dorsetshire at Royal Academy exhibition. (JCC
VI, p. 218)