Winter landscape oil painting late Romantic style Vintage

Vintage Autumn/early Winter landscape oil painting by Carter, thick gilded wood frame. Style is Late Romantic. A twilight sunset depicted behind the edge of an icy lake surrounded by Northern scrub brush. *Canvas folded to fit frame. *Wear along top of painting, where it meets frame. Also, in bottom corners (wax?) *BUT, most MYSTERIOUS is the fact the original canvas has been covered (Italian FRUTTA🍎🍇, see pics)!! Wasn’t a 1st Edition of the Dec.of Indep. hidden this way?? 🙀 ~ Measurements *17.5” Length *14.25” Height *2.25” Depth *Cross~posted