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Looty (dog)
Pekingese dog owned by Queen Victoria and acquired from China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Looty or Lootie was a female Pekingese dog acquired by Captain John Hart Dunne during the looting of the Old Summer Palace (near Beijing) in October of 1860. He presented her to Queen Victoria for the Royal Collection of Dogs, who named her Looty or Lootie in reference to how she was acquired. Looty may have been the first Pekingese dog to arrive in England.
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![]() A painting of Looty by Friedrich Wilhelm Keyl (1861)[1] | |
Other name(s) | Lootie |
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Breed | Pekingese |
Sex | female |
Born | (Before 1860) China |
Died | (1872-03-02)March 2, 1872 England |
Known for | Queen Victoria's Royal Collection of Dogs |
Owner | Queen Victoria |
Residence | Windsor Castle |
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