John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

1812 May 27 Letter (wrongly dated 24 May by Leslie) from J.C. in London
to Maria in Spring Grove, mentioning a visit of a few days to
his sister Martha Whalley at East Ham and plans to spend
most of the summer in Suffolk; also mentions recent work: "I
am getting on with the pictures for Lady Heathcote—I shall
be glad to get these disareable sprawling things out of the
house. Lady Louisa Manners has got a wretched copy by
Hoppner from Sir J. Reynolds which she wishes me to
repaint—so that I fear I must be at least a fortnight or three
weeks before I can get into Suffolk. . . . Perhaps I may be able
to visit [the Gubbins in Epsom] for a few days in the
meantime—it is almost a year since I was with them." (JCC II,
pp. 70-71; see also JCC IV, pp. 54, 225 and JCC VI, p. 17,
where the date is given incorrectly as May 24 )
1812 June 1 To Epsom for a short visit. (JCC I, p. 79)
1812 June 4 Letter from Maria in Spring Grove to J.C. in London. (JCC II, p.
71)
1812 June 5 Pencil drawing of a shady lane in Coombe Wood. (JCC IV, p.
241)
1812 June 6 Letter from J.C. in London to Maria in Spring Grove:
"Yesterday I took a long walk with Mr. Stothard. I left my
door about six in the morning—we breakfasted at Putney—
went over Wimbeldon Common—& passed three hours at
least in Coomb Wood . . . where we dined by a spring—then
back to Richmond by the park, and enjoyed the view—and
home by the river." (JCC II, p. 72; see also JCC IV, p. 241)
1812 June 8 Letter from Maria in Spring Grove to J.C. in London. (JCC II, p.
73)
1812 June Note from Lady Heathcote in London to J.C. (JC: FDC, p.138)
shortly before 10
1812 June 10 To see the landscapes by Gainsborough in Lord Dysart's
collection. On the same day, calls in Pall Mall to see Lady
Louisa Manners. (JCC IV, p. 54)
1812 June 10 Letter from J.C. in London to Maria in Spring Grove: "[Bishop
and Mrs. Fisher] were here yesterday . . . and I compleated