La Fontaine’s Fables Part Five🇫🇷 🌞 Today’s garden installation can be found in the Idea Garden! It’s called Le Petit Jour (Dawn). This installation represents the calm beginning of the famous ballet. Dawn is represented by the sun amid blooms in shades of lavender and peach. French impressionist Edgar Degas used the colors in his “Two Dancers” paintings. Robert and Amy McCormick owned Degas’ “Two Dancers”. Robert donated it to the Art Institute of Chicago in 1942. Be sure to visit the Idea Ga

⋆⋆⋆⋆ 'An extraordinary show' - The Telegraph. Discover rarely seen watercolours by a great French artist, that illustrate the 17th-century Fables of Jean de la Fontaine in this exhibition. Until 17 Oct 2021, Wed-Sun. | Waddesdon Manor