The Reading Party by Jean-Francois de Tray
Auctioned by Christie's in London for £2.9 million
A prominent highlight of Classic Week at Christie's London, this oil on canvas work by French painter Jean-François de Troy hails from the collection of Lord and Lady Weinstock – two influential figures in British business, social and cultural life in the late 20th century. The 1735 tableaux de mode – one of the artist's finest and most seductive – was one of the
