This panels has all the hallmarks of early Cuyp: a low-view point with extreme contrasts of near and far, the distance presented as a series planes like stage flats, each becoming more veiled by golden misty light as one moves into the distance. In spite of this the handling appears too polished and timid to be Cuyp himself.

On the left, a garganey male with a female behind; in the centre, a female mallard with a male on the right; top left, a flying garganey; other duck and boats on the river behind. The church in the distance is the Groote Kerk of Cuyp’s native Dordrecht.

Signed lower left: 'A. cuyp'