Works created 1940 or earlier

C Yarnall Abbott Illustration for 'Trelawney' (circa 1900) 20.1977
Lemuel Francis Abbott Warren Hastings (circa 1795) OB1.1959
Mary Abbott Florence sleeping (1938) 49.2014
Mary Abbott Head study (man in hat) (1940) 57.2014
Schelte a Bolswert
after Sir Peter Paul Rubens Landscape (1640-1645) 249.1979
Schelte a Bolswert
after Sir Anthony van Dyck Justus Lipsius Historiographus (17th century) 250.1979
Louis Abrahams
after John Mather Landscape (1886) 129.1981
John Absolon The haymakers (1850s) 8657
Aceh, Indonesia Batik head cloth with stylised Islamic calligraphy design (early 20th century) 293.2007
Jean-Alexis Achard Clump of trees (1850) 287.1990
Adachi/Shôsai Ginkô Short biography of Murasaki Shikibu (1891) 408.2008.1.a-c
Adachi/Shôsai Ginkô Tea ceremony (1890) 408.2008.2.a-c
Adachi/Shôsai Ginkô (Untitled) (1891) 408.2008.4.a-c
Adachi/Shôsai Ginkô (Untitled) (1891) 408.2008.5.a-c
Adachi/Shôsai Ginkô Sewing lesson (1887) 408.2008.6.a-c
Victor Adam
after Louis Auguste de Sainson Jervis Bay (New Holland) (1833) 97.1974
Andrew Fairbairn Affleck Belem doorway (circa 1914?) 3316
Afghanistan Durga Mahishasuramardini (circa 0900-1000) 43.2007
A.E. Aldis Cootamundra wattle (circa 1916) 5950
Robert Weir Allan Arriving from the ferry (1888) 4822
James C Allen
after Joseph Mallord William Turner Dunwich (Now in the sea) (circa 1827-circa 1838) 8523.6
James C Allen
after Joseph Mallord William Turner Dunwich (Now in the sea) (circa 1827-circa 1838) 8523.7
Helen Allingham Gathering flowers (circa 1889) 5925
Helen Allingham Hillside cottage (circa 1889) 1051
Helen Allingham Sewing (circa 1889) 4427
Henry Curzon Allport Sharp's Bay, Sydney (circa 1847) 4420
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema Cleopatra (1875) 657
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema A juggler (1870) 45.1999
Alor, Indonesia Sword with sheath (late 19th century) 552.2010.a-b
Abbey Alston Bertram Mackennal (1894) 237.2004
Abbey Alston The golden age (1893) 9944
Margaret Alston Book cover for "Hand and Soul" by Dante ... (circa 1923) 2335
Jacopo Amigoni Bacchus and Ariadne (circa 1740-circa 1742) 481.1993
Ancient Gandhara, Pakistan Frieze depicting a hunting scene (circa 2nd century) EV1.1970
Ancient Gandhara, Pakistan Shakyamuni and Maitreya (2nd century-3rd century) 358.2003
Ancient Gandhara, Pakistan Votive stupa with base (1st century) 27.2000.a-b
Ancient Gandhara, Pakistan Reliquary box with lotus design (1st century) 28.2000.a-e
Ancient Gandhara, Pakistan Lion (circa 6th century) 40.2007
Andhra Pradesh, India Female head and torso (circa 1220) 8.1991
Andhra Pradesh, India Cosmetic tray with image of Lakshmi lustrated by ... (3rd century-4th century) 22.2000
Andrea Andreani
after Alessandro Casolani The Virgin and Child (1591) 181.1986
Sybil Andrews The giant cable (1931) 229.1976
Sybil Andrews Haulers (1929) 230.1976
John Angel The knot (1913) 771
Anglo-Flemish Workshop Henry VIII (circa 1540) OB4.1962
attrib. James Craig Annan Untitled (portrait of FJ Mortimer) (1913) 415.2008
Pietro Aquila
after Pietro da Cortona The sacrifice of Polyxena (1680s) 238.1979
Arakan, Myanmar Seated crowned Buddha (15th century-16th century) 35.2000
Arakan, Myanmar Breast cover (akhin) with bead trim (circa 1900) 201.2006
Arakan, Myanmar Breast cover ('akhin') and accompanying beads (circa 1900) 202.2006.a-b
Arita ware Large charger with design of phoenix and flowering ... (19th century) 179.1985
Arita ware Large charger with design of landscape with fisherman ... (17th century) 3.1983
Arita ware Covered jar with design of aster, pinks and ... (18th century) 151.1984.a-b
Arita ware Octagonal bowl with design of two phoenixes on ... (late 17th century-early 18th century) 172.1986
Arita ware Kendi (circa 1660-1685) 84.1986
Arita ware Dish with tiger and dragon design (circa 1670-circa 1690) 206.1983 | Collection highlight
Arita ware Dish with design of dragon and phoenix (late 17th century-early 18th century) EC15.1966
Arita ware Dish (mid 17th century-late 17th century) EC2.1967
Arita ware Rectangular plate decorated with a map of Japan ... (1830-1843) 154.1981
Arita ware Plate decorated with pine, prunus and bamboo (19th century) 6956.48