Unknown artist

Would you please help me identify the author of the watercolour art painting?
Thank you.

 

P . Esposito ...... maybe?

likely a piece for tourists , sold in the area of that fine stairway...

 

It's a little souvenir street scene. I would think this painting of Strada Santa Lucia in Valletta, Malta was its inspiration.

Debora

 

Valletta is a fortress city built on a rock promontory. The sides of the rock slope down.
The main street, Republic Street, is on the top ridge of the rock, and the side streets go down the slopes, stepped like Saint Lucia Street.
The original painting is only of the top part of the street, multiply that by three to get an idea what most Valletta streets look like.
Saint Lucia Street is now known for its bars and restaurants.

About the use of Italian, as in the old name 'strada Santa Lucia':
Maltese is the native language of Malta. It is a Semitic language with many influences.
Since the Renaissance, which brought many Italian artists to Malta, the upper class spoke Maltese Italian (Italian with Maltese mixed in).
Now many Maltese are able speak or at least understand Italian because of the proximity to Sicily. They are often able to understand some (North African) Arabic.
When Malta was a British colony, English became important.
At present Malta has two official languages, Maltese and English.