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John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

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1811 Nov 3 Letter from mother in East Bergholt to J.C. in London. (JCC I,<br />

p. 67; see also JCC II, pp. 51-52)<br />

1811 Nov 4 Letter from J.C. in London to Maria in Spring Grove, thanking<br />

her for "the happiness your letter this morning has given<br />

me." (JCC II, p. 52)<br />

1811 Nov 4 Letter from Maria in Spring Grove to J.C. in London, on<br />

receipt of a letter from her father, whose "only objection<br />

would be on the score of that necessary article Cash," again<br />

discouraging J.C.: "we must be wise, and leave off a<br />

correspondence that is not calculated to make us think less<br />

of each other." (JCC II, p. 53)<br />

1811 Nov 4 Farington lists J.C. as a candidate for Associate of Royal<br />

Academy. J.C. is defeated, receives no votes. (Farington XI,<br />

pp. 4025-26)<br />

1811 Nov 10 Letter from mother in East Bergholt to J.C. in London,<br />

indicating that J.C. had visited Epsom between Nov 4 & 9:<br />

"you passed a day or two at Epsom." (JCC I, p. 68; see also<br />

JCC II, p. 53)<br />

1811 Nov Moves from Soho to 63 Upper Charlotte Street, Fitzroy<br />

before 12 Square, nearly opposite his old friend Joseph Farington, R.A.<br />

(JCC II, p. 53; see also JCC I, p. 70)<br />

1811 Nov 12 Letter from J.C. in London to Maria in Spring Grove,<br />

mentioning recent work: "I have tried Flatford Mill again, from<br />

the lock . . . and some smaller things. One of them (a view of<br />

Mrs. Roberts's lawn, by the summer's evening) has been quite<br />

a pet with me. Salisbury has offered some sketches. Mr.<br />

Stothard admired them and one in particular (a general view<br />

of Sarum) he recommends me to paint, & of a respectable<br />

size." (JCC II, pp. 53-54; see also JCC VI, p. 11 and JCC IV, p.<br />

241)<br />

1811 Nov 27 Letter from Lady Louisa Manners at Pall Mall to J.C., possibly<br />

at Suffolk: "I approve very much of your copy of Sir Joshua's<br />

portrait. . . . I think you are right to leave London at this<br />

season." (JCC IV, p. 53; see also JC: FDC, p. 134)

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