A former name for iron oxide red. The name 'English red' was changed to 'light red' in 1942 by the Paint Standard. Artificial English red was made by heating iron sulphate with chalk and often contain small amounts of gypsum. It is listed among the additional pigments used for colouring stucco marble in the nineteenth century. It is also mentioned among the polishing-red (one of the components?) used as polish. Synonyms: Pigment red 101; light red; iron oxide red. Wittenburg (1999); Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2000). [J. Cassar, R. de Angelis]