The ship Pelayo comes to the aid of the Santísima Trinidad during the battle of Cape St. Vincent, Antonio de Brugada, 1858
The canvas represents the spanish ship pelayo coming to the aid of the four-decker ship santísima trinidad during the battle of cape san vicente, which was fought on february 14, 1797 and was a serious defeat for the spanish navy, which lost four ships of the line at the hands of the british fleet. Object Type: painting. Date: 1858. Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Naval Museum of Madrid. Rescate del navío de línea Santisima Trinidad por el navío Infante don Pelayo en el combate del cabo de San Vicente en 1797