This story is worth telling as many times as necessary:
John Pierpont Morgan (April 17, 1837 - March 31, 1913) was a businessman, banker and art collector who dominated American corporate finance and industrial consolidation of its time.

In 1907 without knowing Baca flower, the Marques de la Pallice presents the portrait Carlos Baca Flor perform it at the First Prize Annual Salon of French Artists, Seventy critics unanimous vote declare the winner, this is a test unquestionable quality of this artist.

Given this preamble to see how both are known, the following year J.P. Morgan visited in Paris the fashion designer of his family, Mr. Worth. And what was his surprise that visit the famous tailor, discover the portrait Baca Flor was performed between two red curtains portrait, before which Morgan exclaims Unbelievable! Foreshadowed ... I know the author, the tycoon who skirted sixty-nine, I suspect not find an artist can portray so so true and fresh until that day.
Morgan visit to baca flower accompanied by Count Molk, who had a great friendship with Baca flower besides being a relative of Morgan, knock on the door of the studio of the painter in Paris, Carlos opens the door and Morgan comes and gives a brief overview of his person and his great fortune, which incredibly Baca Flor responds that is not interested in your money and you are not looking for any patronage which immediately Morgan replied that the main reason for his visit was to entrust his portrait, which ignored Morgan it was that Baca Flor chose his models, I took two years Morgan make Baca Flor perform the portrait, there is in this time of friendship in which Morgan is filled with attention to Baca Flor an incredible gift from the magnate, nothing less than an original work of Van Dick.
Carlos Baca-Flor -called in France Magnífico- was a unique person, as opposed to "common" ... of mortals. "Worshipper of religion to beauty and modest to a fault" according to Don Federico Larrañaga, 1898.

I have had the opportunity to see the studio of famous portrait certainly is amazing, Baca Flor was accustomed to make a portrait study mode, note that the study has nothing, in my view it is practically a finished painting very detailed, they made them before making the final portrait, the museum of art of Lima has a large collection of the work of Baca Flor and with major studios that are practically complete works of art and that no one imagined that could arrive beyond running and technique.

Treatment color pink skin of JP Morgan with violet overtones and greenish areas give the feeling of a magnificent natural, framed his face in a dark background and with a lighting left side, feels like the shaded part has a transparency so natural; I have visited the museum since I was 15 years old, visiting the works of Baca Flor was mandatory for me, the feeling only liken the two visits made to the Metropolitan Museum of New York and countless works that observe with most closely.