Philippe de Villiers de l'Isle Adam Taking Possession of Malta (1839)

René Théodore Berthon: Philippe de Villiers de l'Isle Adam 

Taking Possession of the Isle of Malta, 26 October 1530

The main subject, Philippe de Villiers de l'Isle Adam, was a member of the Knights Hospitaller, elected as Grand Master of the order in 1521. After the conquest of Malta, the Knights Hospitaller were known as the Maltese Knights.