English: Gustave Boulanger (French, 1824-1888), La Prière/The Prayer, signed and dated "G. Boulanger 1871" (lower left), oil on canvas 13 x 9 ¾ in. (33 x 24.8 cm.). Auctioned at Sotheby's, London, 3 March 2021; price realised GBP 119,700.
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Gustave Boulanger (French, 1824-1888), La Prière/The Prayer, 1871, oil on canvas 13 x 9 ¾ in.