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His attachment to Maria Bicknell became known during this year, and he received her father's permission to write to her in October.'\r\n\r\n[G Reynolds, 1973, p. 69]","briefDescription":"Oil painting, 'Dedham Mill', John Constable, ca. 1816","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"Parris, Leslie and Fleming-Williams, Ian. <i>Constable </i> London : The Tate Gallery, 1991","id":"AUTH354806"},"details":"no.92","free":""},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"<i>Catalogue of the Constable Collection</i>, Graham Reynolds, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1973, pp. 69, 76, 77"},{"reference":{"text":"Evans, Mark et al. <i>Vikutoria & Arubāto Bijutsukan-zō : eikoku romanshugi kaigaten = The Romantic tradition in British painting, 1800-1950 : masterpieces from the Victoria and Albert Museum</i>. 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