Almogàver killing a French Knight
by CAMPENY Y ESTANY, Damián, Marble
Because of his success in Rome Campeny was appointed teacher of sculpture at the Escuela de Bellas Artes in Barcelona, where he returned in 1816 and taught for 39 years, becoming Director of Sculpture in 1819 and then Director-general from 1827. Following his return to Spain, his work included the Almogàver killing a French Knight. Almogàvers is the name of a class of light infantry soldier from the Crown of Aragon used in the later phases of the Reconquista, during the 13th and 14th centuries. They were lightly clad, quick-moving frontiersmen and foot-soldiers.