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Noble Hounds and Dear Companions

This book brings together over 150 photographs of the canine companions who have played a role in the public and private lives of the Royal Family

WILLIAM BAMBRIDGE (1820-79)

Looty the Pekingese

1865

RCIN 2105644

Photograph of one of Queen Victoria's dogs, a Pekingese called Looty. She is asleep on a chair with a high, ornately carved wooden back. Looty was the first Pekingese dog in Britain, having been brought back from China following the Second Opium War and presented to Queen Victoria in April 1861. Looty was also painted by F W Keyl (RCIN 406974).
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