 The Combat : Woman Pleading for the Vanquished is a large oil painting on canvas by English artist William Etty , first exhibited in 1825 and now in the National Gallery of Scotland . Inspired by the Elgin Marbles and intended by the artist to provide a moral lesson on " the beauty of mercy " , it shows a near @-@ nude warrior-woman pleading for the life of her vanquished enemy. sierp 2018. 22. cze 2018. 23. cze 2018. 24. cze 2018. 25. cze