In the foreground, a bearded man dressed in breeches, cape, rapier and feathered hat jumps across rocks in a river. Behind him, on higher, grassy ground, a group of women and children sit and stand together. One of the children is chasing a butterfly, running towards a water wheel located at the left margin behind a leafless tree. Two of the women and a child point and look towards the water wheel. A man sits slightly apart to the right. The sea and ships are visible at the horizon.