John Harper

John Harper painted quiet lakes and old stone bridges with watercolour in 1842, turning travel sketches into delicate views of the Alps and Italian towns. His three works here—San Pietro by Lake Lugano, the Spoleto aqueduct, and a Basel riverscape—capture dappled light on weathered brick and rippling water in small, precise sheets. Each sheet feels like a folded postcard of a place you might pass through on foot. See how the 1842 Basel sheet uses a single wash to show the river bending past the city walls.