John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

the portrait quite to their satisfaction—I am to make a
duplicate of it for the palace at Exeter. During their stay
Mrs. F. at his Lordship's request wrote a letter to the
Marchioness of Thomond to introduce me to a sight of that
famous collection of Sir Joshua Reynolds's pictures. . . . Sir
Beaumont. . . . is to take me to the Marquis of Stafford's
Gallery." (JCC II, p. 74; see also JCC VI, p. 17 and JC: FDC, p.
138 )
1812 June 12 Letter from mother in East Ham to J.C. in London: "My
present intention is to be in Charlotte Street on Monday . . .
when I hope to find you well, and to hear your time for
coming to East Bergholt. . . . I told [Dr. Rhudde] you were
doing a Portrait of the Bishop of Salisbury." (JCC I, p. 80; see
also JCC II, p. 75)
1812 June 13 Farington records: "Constable called & told me that the
Committee of the British Institution had adjudged the
Premium for Historical Painting as follows"; etc. (Farington XI,
p. 4143; see also JCC IV, pp. 233-34)
1812 June 15 J.C.'s mother visits J.C. in London. (JCC II, p. 75)
1812 June 15 Letter from J.C. in London to Maria in Spring Grove,
mentioning work on "the wretched portraits" of the Ladies
Manners and Heathcote and his plans to accompany his
mother to East Bergholt in the next week and return to
London about the first week in July. (JCC II, pp. 75-76; see
also JCC I, p. 81, JCC IV, p. 54 and JC: FDC, p. 40)
1812 June 16 Letter from mother in East Ham to J.C. in London. (JCC I, p.
81)
1812 June 17 Farington records: "Constable called & told me Hayden had
refused the £30 offered by the British Institution." (Farington
XI, p. 4145)
1812 June 18 Farington records: "Constable sd. Hayden has lately been
troubled. . . ." Diagram of dinner seating arrangement shows
Farington at the head of the table, with, clockwise to his left,
Col. Carey, Sanders, Leaky, H. Hamond, Lawrence, Constable,
and West. (Farington XI, pp. 4145-46; see also JCC IV, p.
234)