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Sited on its own peninsular, Trellisick has had five previous owners. It has been revised,
experienced prosperity, collapse and change. Donated to the National Trust by Ida
Copeland in 1955 after the death of her son Geoffrey.
A house has been here since 1750, when a two- storey villa was built by John Law-
rence. In 1805, the estate was purchased by Ralph Allen Daniell, who enlarged the park
and added a new pleasure grounds and kitchen garden. In 1825, Ralph’s son remodelled
the house in a Grecian style. Due to the building costs and the prevalent slump in mining
of 1832 he was bankrupted and sold the Trelissick estate to Lord Falmouth. The Gilberts
were next to own Trelissick when in 1844 John Davies Gilbert purchased the estate.
Trelissick’s House and garden became the property of Leonard Cunliffe (a banker), in
1928 when he bought the freehold and the estate had been divided in 1913. In 1937,
Cunliffe’s step daughter Ida Copeland inherited Trelissick, Ida and her husband Ronald
transformed the garden and continued to evolve the planting throughout their time at
Trelissick.
Whilst sketching within the house, I was taken by the Music Room interior, especially
the positioning of the piano and its relation to the window that provided views out
across the parkland to the sea beyond. At the time, one of the room guides was playing
Shubert, which created a timeless ambiance. Two sisters were listening to the music, and
one of them was particularly interested in playing. The pianist invited her to take over
and try the piece for herself. Whilst she was playing, and with their permission, I
sketched the two young women. The composition explores the notion of being lost in
the music. Firstly; the sister playing and absorbed in concentration, and the other who is
listening whilst gazing out to the scene beyond. The music connects the inner space of
the room, the experience of the notes being played and the expanse of the outer world
beyond. The painting evokes the sense of time past, when such activities were common
place by the various past owners of Trelissick.

139395 The Music Room

401/8 x 481/8 inches o/c
Trelissick, Cornwall.