Trevelyan, born in Surrey in 1910, was a renowned artist and printmaker. Initially gaining recognition during the 1930s for his surrealist prints, he later explored the creative possibilities of rural and industrial landscapes. During the early 1930s Trevelyan worked alongside Ernst, Kokoschka, Miró, Masson and Picasso, producing experimental images that portrayed everyday objects with a dreamlike quality.

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In 1935 he set up an etching studio at Durham Wharf in Hammersmith, where he remained until his death in 1988. From 1955-63, Trevelyan worked at the Royal College of Art and became Head of the Etching Department. Highly enthusiastic, he became an influential teacher, with students including David Hockney, Ron Kitaj and Norman Ackroyd.