Lot Essay
The legend reads: Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, the American multi-millionaire in the act of hitting one of the photographers who were present to take a photograph of the American magnate before he sailed for Europe. Where he is now taking a rest from the cares of his huge financial interests in the States. His plans remain a secret and only his little granddaughter knows where the magnate proposes to stay. She refuses to divulge her grandfather's plans.