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Melchior Lorck

Sultan Süleyman and the Süleymaniye Mosque, Constantinople, 1574 (or earlier), altered in 1688 to represent Ibrahim I

1559–1688
Engraving
40.2 × 28.6 cm (15.8 × 11.3 in)

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