18th century French school, follower of François BOUCHER Surprised lovers Canvas 91 x 71 cm Marks on reverse from the Leuchtenberg collection (missing and lifted) Provenance : Probably collection of the imperial princes Georges Maximilianovich de Leuchtenberg (Saint Petersburg 1852 - Paris 1912) and his son Alexandre Georgevitch de Leuchtenberg (Saint Petersburg 1881 - Salié-de-Béarn 1942), according to the labels and stamp on the reverse; Private collection, Belgium. Remake of a lost painting by François Boucher, known through engraving (see A. Ananoff, François Boucher, Lausanne, Paris, 1976, no. 341).