Princess Pauline Borghese's Nécessaire de Voyage Acquisition by private treaty sale of the Necessaire de voyage, or travelling service, made by Marie 26 March 1986
Railway locomotives for Wales Railway Centre Acquisition of ten locomotives which saw service in Wales from stock of a scrap merchant at Barry, S 22 October 1986
Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks by Reynolds Acquisition through private treaty sale of Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) by Sir Joshua Re 26 March 1986
Portrait of Joseph Black by Raeburn Acquisition at auction of painting by Sir Henry Raeburn of Professor Joseph Black who was Professor 16 April 1986
Preservation of National Film Archive film Application 5 Re-processing of additional colour film: The Four Feathers; The Mikado; The Red Shoes: Henry V 26 March 1986
Portrait of Captain Cook by Hodges Acquisition of portrait of Captain James Cook by William Hodges (1744-97). 17 December 1986
Portland Font Acquisition of the Portland Font which was commissioned by the 3rd Duke of Portland (1738-1809) a le 26 March 1986
Portrait of James Hutton by Raeburn Acquisition at auction of a portrait of James Hutton (1726-1797), Scottish geologist, by Sir Henry R 17 April 1986
Opening of Waterloo Bridge by Constable Acquisition of John Constable's painting 'The Opening of Waterloo Bridge', exhibited at the Royal Ac 17 December 1986
Papers of Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston Acquisition at auction of the Preston Archive; the papers of Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston (1 23 July 1986