The eighteenth century was the undisputed reign of King Louis XV. France was the flagship of fragrances, with Grasse and Paris as leading places.
Every day the king requested a different scent for his apartments and streams of aromatic scents flowed from the royal fountains.
Known for its scent extravaganzas, the court was called "la cour perfumeée" (the perfumed court).
The best fragrances of all time were invented during this time by the King's devoted perfumer 'Jean Fargeon'.
The king decided to make the castle of Louis XIV, built by Louis XIV, more important by dedicating it to the welfare of the horses.
An avid admirer of horses, Louis XV always tried to improve horse qualities by cross-breeding them.
He was presented with 8 Arabian horses by the King of Tunisia, 'Bey de Tunis'.

Among them are the Darley Arabian, Godolphin Arabian and the Byerley Turk.
Those horses were the basis of thoroughbred Arabian breed mixed with the strong and tall European breed. In 1743, in memory of his great-grandfather Louis XIV, Louis XV had Guillaume Coustou sculpt his famous masterpiece on the grounds of the Château de Marly (Marly Castle).
Known as "The Marly Horses", this beautiful work of art earned a place on the Champs Elysees Avenue in the heart of Paris in 1974, where it can still be admired today.

The originals are kept in the Louvre Museum in an old court called la Cour Marly (Court of Marly).
Parfums de Marly revives the spirit of lavish receptions and festivities held at the Château de Marly, for the delight of members of the Royal Court and foreign dignitaries.
Through its original concept, Parfums de Marly awakens the spirit of fragrances from the splendor of the eighteenth century, when the finest perfumes were created for King Louis XV as a tribute to the prestigious horse races he so ardently admired.

Parfums de Marly