About this motif
The famous Thousand-Year Rose grows at Hildesheim Cathedral and is considered the oldest rose bush in the world. According to legend it is linked to the founding of the diocese.
Peters' etching shows the cathedral apse with its green roof and the rose bush on the wall and trees in front, captioned "Hildesheim – Der 1000jährige Rosenstock". Image about 7 x 9 cm on a 13 x 18 cm sheet, black and white or hand-coloured, framed on request.