Sultan Mehmet II, the conqueror of Constantinople, wanted his portrait painted and since Islamic painting focused on calligraphy and miniatures, being painted by a top Venetian portraitist was the ultimate luxury.
Millais, the group's finest draftsman and all-round painter, later evolved into an assured if unimaginative society portraitist and a magnificent painter of autumnal landscapes.
Those eyes have helped make Mr. Testino one of the most high-profile fashion photographers of his generation and a sought-after portraitist whose clients include the British royal family.