Background
Harper was born at Dunkenhalgh Hall, near Blackburn, Lancashire, on 11 November 1809.
Harper was born at Dunkenhalgh Hall, near Blackburn, Lancashire, on 11 November 1809.
He studied architecture under Benjamin and Philip Wyatt, and when with them prepared the designs for Apsley House, York House, and the Duke of York"s Column.
Harper went into practice as an architect at New York When travelling in Italy to studying art, he caught a malarial fever in Rome. While still in a weak state he went on to Naples, where he died on 18 October 1842.