It shows the arrival from England of the young newlyweds Prince Frederick V of the Palatinate and the English princess Elizabeth Stuart. They made the crossing on the Prince Royal (left of centre), accompanied by a fleet of English vessels. Princes Maurice and Frederick Henry formed the reception committee: their Orange vessel lies in the centre foreground. The newly married couple are being rowed into the harbour aboard a fine sloop. They subsequently continued their journey to Heidelberg, where they were to live.