Village Scene and View of Fuenterrabia

The original canvas was cut in two parts in an unknown date and the parts were sold independently. In order to avoid disproportion the View of Fuenterrabia was further truncated by cutting part of the sky. The two parts were united in 1996 when the Village Scene was donated to the Bilbao museum which owned the landscape part since 1986. The size of the original was probably 74 x 117 cm, according to a document related to the auction of the collection of Joseph Bonaparte who owned the painting.

This painting is part of a series representing the port cities at the Atlantic coast. Paret received the commission from King Charles III in 1786.