Another pose from the same sitting

The French actress Augustine Duverger appeared in two French plays by Octave Feuillet at London's St James's Theatre between April and June 1860.

Born Julie-Joséphine-Augusta Vaultrain de Saint-Urbain, she adopted the stage name Mdlle Augustine Duverger and appeared first in the provinces before securing a position at the Palais-Royal (1844). Although she began her career playing 'la comédie ultra-bouffonne,' she later played drama at the Gaîté and tragedy at the Porte-Saint-Martin. She also appeared at the Gymnase (1850), the Folies-Dramatiques (1863) and the Théâtre Cluny (1869).

She first appeared before London audiences in 1848. She attained a number of successes and was known especially for her beautiful eyes.