Drie portretten van mensen die lijden aan grootheidswaanzin before 1876

"Drie portretten van mensen die lijden aan grootheidswaanzin" (Three portraits of people suffering from delusions of grandeur) is a work by J. Valette created before 1876. The artwork is a collection of three photographic portraits of individuals displaying symptoms of megalomania, a mental illness characterized by delusions of grandeur. These portraits, presented within oval frames, were likely intended as part of a larger study of mental illness. The three figures are all dressed in formal clothing, suggesting they were likely from the middle or upper classes. The artist's aim was likely to document the physical and emotional aspects of the condition for medical and scientific research.