2920870 The Second of May, 1808 or The Charge of the Mamelukes, 1814 (oil on canvas) (post-restoration) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 266x345 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: La Lutte Contre les Mamelouks Napoleon\'s Turkish mercenaries brutally put down the rebellion in Madrid on May 2nd 1808 after his troops occupied a large part of Spain earlier in the year. These events sparked the Spanish War of Independence that lasted until 1814).