John Constable, 1776 to 1837, Cloud Study, oil on canvas laid on cardboard. Housed in an original period wood and frame, richly decorated with carved leaves and gilded. The attached metal plaque is inscribed: John Constable, R.A. (for Royal Academician). John Constable, 1776 to 1837, was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition. In 1821 and 1822, Constable studied clouds and the sky intensively, mainly over Hampstead Heath, north of London. European Fine Art, Romantic Landscape Paintings And Wall Decor Collectibles.