Dioramas, models designed to be observed from a fixed point of view, performed the functions of today's digital 3D representations. This diorama was built by the renowned set designer and painter Josep Mestres Cabanes, who had extensive knowledge of the art of perspective and produced work rich in atmosphere and climate thanks to his mastery of the effects of light and depth. Mestres Cabanes built several dioramas for international exhibitions and trade fairs, including, particularly, twelve for the 1963 New York World’s Fair.

L’obra pintada a finals del segle XIX, és una de les poques obres conegudes i conservada en una col·lecció pública del pintor Pedro Vidal de Solares y Cárdenas qui es va relacionar amb els impressionistes francesos i molt en particular amb Renoir.

Portrait of a municipal guard
Registration number MHCB02896
Chronology: 1890
Author: Pedro Vidal de Solares y Cárdenas