Still Life with Ham, 1870s, Oil on canvas, 28 3/4 x 36 1/4 in. (73 x 92. 1 cm), Paintings, Philippe Rousseau (French, Paris 1816?1887 Acquigny), This composition combines Rousseau's admiration for eighteenth-century still life painting with an emphasis on contemporary, everyday detail, such as the copy of the newspaper Le Figaro at left and the letter at center, addressed to the artist at his home in Acquigny in northern France