The fountain statue by the Schwerin artist Hugo Berwald caused quite a stir immediately after its installation. Perched on a rocky reef, a sturdy man carries a naked woman out of the water, surrounded by four seals. Originally, turtles were intended to be featured instead of seals, but this concept was deemed inappropriate for Schwerin. Hugo Berwald had to reconsider his design. Criticism didn't just stem from the depiction itself but also from the cost of the fountain, which was slated to be 60,000 marks. Moreover, the benefactor, Emma Mühlenbruch, had wished for lightly clothed figures, but this wish didn't come to fruition. The unveiling of the fountain caused public outcry. Nudity in the royal city was deemed too scandalous for conservative sensibilities. While it's not true, as some rumors suggest, that Emma Mühlenbruch fainted, a newspaper article confirms that she claimed she hadn't commissioned the work in that manner. A sarcastic suggestion in a reader's letter proposed dressing the figures in "swim trunks," but instead, the entire fountain was relocated. Following criticism from Reich President Paul Hindenburg during a visit to Schwerin, the fountain was dismantled in July 1927 at the market square and subsequently rebuilt in front of the train station.