Correct caption: "antonio barcelo, with his courrier xebec, rejects two algerian galiots (1738)". Madrid's navy museum (catalog number: 522). 1902 oil painting by ángel cortellini y sánchez (1858-1912). Original caption: "don antonio barceló with his courrier surrenders to two algerian galiots - year 1736". Note: a spanish xebec sails, in foreground, she is firing using her port artillery and heading to an algerian galiot which almost cuts-off her bow. In the left appears another one, sailing to the xebec and firing her gun while her target shoots back. Barceló became captain of this xebec when he was 18, she was servicing between palma de mallorca and barcelona and this action is set in 1738 while there was a detachment of dragoons and another of infantry onboard. He stroke back and routed the enemies, for this action he was promoted ensign. Given the historical explanation it is clear that the painter did a mistake with the caption. The scene is correct but the interpretation and the year don't coincide. Object Type: painting. Date: 1902.
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