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The Combat: Woman Pleading for the Vanquished
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The Combat: Woman Pleading for the Vanquished is an oil painting on canvas by English artist William Etty. 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 whose sword has broken, forced to his knees in front of another near-nude soldier who prepares to inflict a killing blow. A woman, also near-nude, clutches the victorious warrior to beg him for mercy. Unusually for a history painting of the period, it does not depict a scene from history, literature or religion and is not based on an existing artwork. When it was shown at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition of 1825, it attracted near-universal praise from critics for its technical excellence, its fusion of the styles of different schools of painting, and its subject matter but it initially failed to find a buyer. It was then bought by fellow artist John Martin and in 1831 he sold it on to the Royal Scottish Academy. It was transferred in 1910 to the National Gallery of Scotland. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): After the Deluge (painting), April 27
- Main editors: Iridescent
- Promoted: 2015
- Reasons for nomination: First displayed in over the months of June, July, August 1825, 200 years ago.
- Support as nominator. Harizotoh9 (talk) 02:44, 8 June 2024 (UTC)