This is furnished in the style of the 1830s, before the Holst family lived here, and gives an idea of the type of room where Gustav Holst’s grandfather Gustavus Valentine von Holst would have given piano, harp or singing lessons to Cheltenham’s young ladies. Three paintings in this room are by Theodor von Holst (1810-1844), Holst's great-uncle, the brother of his grandfather. He was the first illustrator of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1831-2), and one of the most important illustrators of German Romantic literature. He was also an important influence on the Pre-Raphaelites, in particular Dante Gabriel Rossetti.  As you enter the room on the right isthe painting Macbeth, Banquo and The Witches c1830-7. Displayed above the fireplace is Bertalda Frightened by Apparitions (c1830-40), and on the opposite wall is a Self Portrait showing Theodor and his brother Gustavus (1830-35)