André Le Nôtre's first major garden design was undertaken for Nicolas Fouquet, Louis XIV's Superintendent of Finances. Fouquet began work on the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte in 1657, employing the architect Louis Le Vau, the painter Charles Le Brun, and Le Nôtre. The three designers worked in partnership, with Le Nôtre laying out a grand, symmetrical arrangement of parterres, pools and gravel walks.
André Le Nôtre's first major garden design was created for Nicolas Fouquet, who oversaw the development of the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte in 1657. Le Nôtre worked with architects Louis Le Vau and painter Charles Le Brun to create a majestic landscape featuring parterres, pools, and gravel walkways.