Title
Mehmet II - Entry in Constantinople
Caption
Mehmet II (March 30, 1432-May 3, 1481) (also known as el-Fatih 'the Conqueror' Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Rûm until the conquest) for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from February 1451 to 1481.
Entry of Sultan Mehmet into Constantinople.
Oil on canvas by Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant, 1876
Date
May 29, 1453
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP15A02_383
License type
Rights managed
Available size
59.7Mb (5.1Mb) / 13.0in x 17.8in / 3906 x 5346 (300dpi)