About this motif
The distance between the Roland's knees is said to have corresponded to the Bremen ell, an old unit of length used by merchants. The figure thus also served trade.
Beloch's compact upright etching places the pale stone Roland behind its iron railing, framed by the arched arcades of the town hall. A little gem of roughly 5 x 7 cm, sold plain, with hand colouring or mounted in a frame.
