Returning from their walk, a sumptuous candlelit feast was served in the ballroom of the château.
Post dessert, everyone hurried to the edge of the woods for the entertainment; "Les Facheux", a ballet-comedy written and played by Molière.
As the curtain went down, a fireworks display started over the grottoes, reflected in the mirror-like surface of the Great Canal, where a giant whale let off more fireworks.
After the last explosion, the King headed back to the château when suddenly hundreds of rockets shot up from the dome of the building, forming an arch of flame in the night sky.
This unprecedented enchanting celebration, the iconic model of all royal "fêtes" to come, marked the high point of Fouquet’s career, as he himself had no reason to doubt.
History: Vaux le Vicomte
