non compos mentis

Théodore Géricault, Man with Delusions of Military Command, 1819-22

misanthrope

The Gulf Stream, 1899

"We're all alone on a battered boat, adrift. The figure could be any of us."

Winslow Homer [1836-1910] is regarded by many as America's greatest painter.

Homer might have been inspired by Géricault [1791-1824] here.

portraits of the insane

Top: Portrait of the Woman with Gambling Mania c. 1819-1824

Middle: Portrait of a Kleptomaniac c. 1819-1820

Bottom: Portrait of an Insane Woman or Woman Suffering from Obsessive Envy c. 1822

Théodore Géricault [1791-1824] was commissioned to do a series of 12 portraits of insane people by Dr. Georget for use as a diagnostic tool with each subject suffering a different affliction.

An earlier reference to Géricault on this blog here.

Polymath

The Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault [1791-1824] is referenced by concerned polymath neurologist Sir Jonathan Miller on the BBC here. The Pogues appreciated too.

Sir Jonathan's "Rough History of Disbelief" Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

An updated blog reference to Géricault here.