Louis XIV tells the Prince of Condé of an incident about the King of Holland having commissioned a painting showing one of his ships in flames. The King is referring to a painting by Adriaen van Diest showing the destruction of his flagship the Soleil Royal at the Battle of La Hogue in 1692. The Soleil Royal was regarded the most powerful ship, having been named after Louis XIV himself, and its loss was a great embarrassment to the French navy. Actually, when the painting was described to him by an ambassador, Louis took it as a personal offense and influenced into a war.

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