BAL93434 Franco-Spanish Action off the Port of Barcelona in July 1642, (oil on canvas) by Puget, Pierre (1620-94); 55x97.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Spanish and French navies battling in the Gulf of Naples. Possibly: July 1647, when the legendary Masaniello led the populace in violent rebellion against the foreign, oppressive rule of the Spanish. Neapolitans declared a Republic and asked France for support, but the Spaniards suppressed the insurrection in April of the following year and defeated two attempts by the French fleet to land troops); Johnny Van Haeften Ltd., London; French, out of copyright.