John Constable: Toward a Complete Chronology. - Reed College

1813 May 5 Farington records: "Constable called, & talked abt. the
Exhibition,—and asked whether He shd. put his name down as
a Candidate for the situation of Associate, He being inclined
so to do to keep his name before the Academicians. —I told
Him I thought it adviseable for Him to put his name down."
(Farington XII, p. 4341)
1813 May 8 Attends banquet held to celebrate the opening of a special
exhibition at the British Institution of works by Sir Joshua
Reynolds. (JCC IV, p. 34; see also JCC VI, p. 20 and JCC II, p.
105)
1813 May 13 Letter from J.C. in London to Maria in London describing
Reynold's banquet. (JCC II, p. 105; see also JC: FDC, p. 40
and JCD, p. 66)
1813 May 13 Farington records: "Constable called. He spoke with great
delight of the pleasure he had in being at the dinner on
Saturday last. His Uncle Mr. D P Watts who gave him the
ticket for admission said to Sir Thomas Bernard that in so
doing He had given him something worth 100 guineas."
Discusses the surgeon Carlisle's views on Christianity, as
reported by the Revd. John Fisher. (Farington XII, p. 4349;
see also JCC IV, p. 34)
1813 May 24 Letter from brother Abram in East Bergholt to J.C. in London.
(JCC I, p. 95)
1813 May 24 Farington records: "Constable called, and at noon I went with
Him to Turner's Gallery to see His Exhibition of this year. Here
we met Ramsay Reinagle and had conversation with Him
respecting the pictures.—Turner's father was there, who told
me he had walked from Twickenham this morning, Eleven
miles; His age 68.—In two days the last week He sd. He had
walked 50 miles.
"Constable walked with me to the British Institution
where I took my Catalogue as Academician. The Preface is
sd. to have been written by Mr. Paine Knight, in which,
Constable sd., there is a manifest allusion to the arrogant
pretensions of Haydon.
"We went from the British Institution to Peter Coxe's
Auction rooms, where we had a private view of Mr. Willetts
pictures now upon sale.—The collection on the whole was
below my expectation.