Geertruydt Roghman made this engraving after a drawing by her younger brother, Roelant Roghman. It is the twelfth in a series of 14 prints titled "Pleasant Landscapes" or "Amusing Scenes," which depict locales in the Harlem region. This print portrays the small village of Spaarnwoude, located west of Harlem on the way to Amsterdam. Although the image represents a scene of calm, everyday life and labor, to viewers of the time, it also would have evoked past conflict. The region along the river Spaarne, including Spaarnwoude, had been an important site during the Spanish siege of 1572–73.