French lithographer and painter (1815–1872)

A Chinese woman sentenced to have her feet cut off is carried to the torturer; the judge is seated behind a desk. Wood engraving by L. Dumont, 1864, after L. Janet-Langer.

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Ange Louis Janet

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A Chinese woman sentenced to have her feet cut off is carried to the torturer; the judge is seated behind a desk. Wood engraving by L. Dumont, 1864, after L. Janet-Langer.