two years later it was acquired by the 1st viscount of trindade, josé antónio de sousa basto, a great property-owner and capitalist, he complete a complete renovation of the building. between 1885 and 1886, painter francisco josé resende executed four paintings for the viscount (portraits of d. luís i, queen d. maria pia, prince d. carlos and the infante d. afonso) ordered by counsel josé guilherme pacheco, that later found their way to various municipal buildings. in 1862, the king d. luís i and queen d. maria pia, went to the palacette to visit king carlos alberto, grandfather of d. maria pia.