OZIAS See also:

• OZIAS HUMPHRY (1742-1810)

HUMPHRY (1742-1810)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• MINIATURE

miniature painter, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• HONITON

Honiton and educated at the See also:

• GRAMMAR (from Lat. grammatica, sc. ars; Gr. ypaµ)

Grammar School of that See also:

• TOWN

town . Attracted by the See also:

• GALLERY (through Ital. galleria, from Med. Lat. galeria, of which the origin is unknown)

gallery of casts opened by the See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• RICHMOND
• RICHMOND, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• RICHMOND, LEGH (1772-1827)
• RICHMOND, SIR WILLIAM BLAKE (1842– )

Richmond, See also:

• HUMPHRY, OZIAS (1742-1810)

Humphry came to See also:

• LONDON

London and studied at See also:

• SHIPLEY
• SHIPLEY, JONATHAN (1714-1788)

Shipley's school; and later he See also:

• LEFT

left for See also:

• BATH
• BATH, THOMAS THYNNE
• BATH, WILLIAM

Bath, where he lodged with See also:

• LINLEY, THOMAS (1732—1795)

Linley and became a See also:

• GREAT

great friend of his beautiful daughter, afterwards Mrs See also:

• SHERIDAN
• SHERIDAN, PHILIP HENRY (1831-1888)

Sheridan . In 1766 he was in London warmly encouraged by See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• JOSHUA, BOOK OF

Joshua See also:

• REYNOLDS, JOHN FULTON (182o-1863)
• REYNOLDS, SIR JOSHUA (1723-1792)
• REYNOLDS, WALTER (d. 1327)

Reynolds, who was always interested in See also:

• DEVONSHIRE (DEvoN)
• DEVONSHIRE, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Devonshire painters . He was a great friend of See also:

• ROMNEY (NEw ROMNEY)
• ROMNEY, GEORGE (1734-1802)
• ROMNEY, HENRY SIDNEY, EARL OF (1641-1704)

Romney, with whom in 1773 he went to See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy, staying, on his way to See also:

• DOVER
• DOVER, GEORGE JAMES WELBORE
• DOVER, HENRY JERMYN, EARL OF (c. 1636-1708)
• DOVER, ROBERT (1575-1641)

Dover, at Knole, where the duke of See also:

• DORSET, EARLS, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF

Dorset gave him many commissions . In 1785 he went to See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India, visiting the native courts, See also:

• PAINTING

painting a large number of miniatures, and making many beautiful sketches . His sight failed him in 1797, and he died in See also:

• HAMPSTEAD

Hampstead in 181o . The bulk of his possessions came into the hands of his natural son, See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William Upcott, the See also:

• BOOK

book See also:

• COLLECTOR

collector . From him the See also:

• BRITISH

British Museum acquired a large number of papers See also:

• RELATING

relating to Humphry . He was See also:

• OPIE, AMELIA (1769-1853)
• OPIE, JOHN (1761-1807)

Opie's first See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master, and is alluded to in some lines by See also:

• HAYLEY, WILLIAM (1745—1820)

Hayley . His miniatures are exquisite in detail and delightful in colouring . Many of the finest are in the collection of Mr J . Pierpont See also:

• MORGAN
• MORGAN, DANIEL (1736-1802)
• MORGAN, EDWIN DENNISON (1811-1883)
• MORGAN, JOHN HUNT (1825-1864)
• MORGAN, JOHN PIERPONT (1837–1913)
• MORGAN, LEWIS HENRY (1818-1881)
• MORGAN, SYDNEY, LADY (c. 1783-1859)
• MORGAN, THOMAS (d. 1743)

Morgan .

See The See also:

• HISTORY

History of Portrait Miniatures, by G . C . See also:

• WILLIAMSON, ALEXANDER WILLIAM (1824–1904)
• WILLIAMSON, SIR JOSEPH (1633–1701)
• WILLIAMSON, WILLIAM CRAWFORD (18r6–1895)

Williamson, vol. ii . (London, 1904) . (G . C . W.) HUMUS (a Latin word meaning the ground), a product of decomposing organic See also:

• MATTER

matter . It is especially See also:

• PRESENT

present in See also:

• PEAT (possibly connected with Med. Lat. petia, pecia, piece, ultimately of Celtic origin; cf. O. Celt. pet, O. Ir. pit, Welsh peth, portion)

peat bogs, and also occurs in See also:

• SURFACE

surface soils, to which it imparts a See also:

• BROWN
• BROWN, CHARLES BROCKDEN (1771-181o)
• BROWN, FORD MADOX (1821-1893)
• BROWN, FRANCIS (1849- )
• BROWN, GEORGE (1818-188o)
• BROWN, HENRY KIRKE (1814-1886)
• BROWN, JACOB (1775–1828)
• BROWN, JOHN (1715–1766)
• BROWN, JOHN (1722-1787)
• BROWN, JOHN (1735–1788)
• BROWN, JOHN (1784–1858)
• BROWN, JOHN (1800-1859)
• BROWN, JOHN (1810—1882)
• BROWN, JOHN GEORGE (1831— )
• BROWN, ROBERT (1773-1858)
• BROWN, SAMUEL MORISON (1817—1856)
• BROWN, SIR GEORGE (1790-1865)
• BROWN, SIR JOHN (1816-1896)
• BROWN, SIR WILLIAM, BART
• BROWN, THOMAS (1663-1704)
• BROWN, THOMAS (1778-1820)
• BROWN, THOMAS EDWARD (1830-1897)
• BROWN, WILLIAM LAURENCE (1755–1830)

brown or See also:

• BLACK
• BLACK, ADAM (1784-1874)
• BLACK, JEREMIAH SULLIVAN (1810–1883)
• BLACK, WILLIAM (1841-1898)

black See also:

• COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour . It is one of the most important See also:

• SOIL

soil-constituents from the agricultural point of view; it is the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief source of nitrogenous See also:

• FOOD
• FOOD (like the verb " to feed," from a Teutonic root, whence O. Eng. foda; cf. " fodder "; connected with Gr. lrareicOae, to feed)

food for See also:

• PLANTS

plants, and modifies the properties of the soil by increasing its See also:

• WATER

water-holding capacity and diminishing its tenacity . Little is known with regard to its chemical See also:

• COMPOSITION
• COMPOSITION (Lat. compositio, from componere, to put together)

composition . By treating with a dilute See also:

• ACID (from the Lat. root ac-, sharp; acere, to be sour)

acid to remove the bases present, and then acting on the See also:

• RESIDUE (through the French, from the Lat. residuum, a remainder, from residere, to remain)

residue with See also:

• AMMONIA (NH3)

ammonia, a See also:

• SOLUTION (from Lat. solvere, to loosen, dissolve)

solution is obtained from which a See also:

• MINERAL

mineral acid precipitates humic acid; the residue from the ammonia extraction is termed humin . Both the humic acid and humin are mixtures, and several constituents have been separated; ulmic acid and ulmin,in addition to humic acid and humin, are perhaps the best characterized .