J.P. Morgan, the Gilded Age’s most powerful and feared financiers, had an Achilles heel – or nose, rather. He became so rich and powerful he saved the federal government from default in …

Jul 7, 2016 · Morgan didn’t just have a bulbous nose; it was also purple-ish/red because of a skin condition he suffered from as a child known as rosacea. This causes the blood vessels in the …

Oct 3, 2023 · J.P. Morgan suffered from acne rosacea from childhood. A condition that resulted in facial redness and eventually ruptured the blood vessels in his nose. As he grew, his nose …

Mar 29, 1999 · At century’s end, the J.P. Morgan that we still picture–the glowering trust king, his blighted nose airbrushed, the hard black eyes pricked by light, an aquiline claw choking the …

Aug 6, 2016 · His face, set off by a stiff white collar, seems almost disembodied in the darkness, though his gold watch chain hints at his considerable girth. In this image, Steichen later said, …

J.P. Morgan suffered from the skin condition Rhinophyma, which gave him a quite grossly disfigured, swollen nose. He was fond of expensive clothing, and put a lot of effort into looking …

He suffered from the chronic skin disease rosacea that gave him a hideously bulbous purple nose and a disinclination to be photographed. A man with an almost superhuman constitution, …

Apr 17, 2021 · J.P. Morgan had a skin condition that caused his nose to be large and ugly. He was self-conscious about this and there is a famous picture of him trying to hit a Gilded Age …

Sep 4, 2016 · In his later years a nose that was bulbous and flagrantly purple, because of a skin condition called rhinophyma. Self-conscious about it, he hated being photographed, was …

Dec 6, 2016 · In this video: John “J.P.” Morgan is a name synonymous with business. A man who was so respected and influential in the spheres of business and finance that the appearance …