Winter Landscape With Skaters On A Frozen Lake By Christian W.e.dietrich (1712-1774)

The winter scene with skaters on a frozen lake was executed in 1763 by the renowned German landscape and portrait painter Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich Dietricy (1712 Weimar–1774 Dresden).
Dietrich's complete biography (in German) can be found in "Allgemeines lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart" by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker, Leipzig, 1999, or on Wikipedia at the following link:

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Wilhelm_Ernst_Dietrich.

Inscription: signed "Dietrich fecit" (painted by) and dated 1763 lower right.
Technique: gouache on paper, matt and framed.
Dimensions: image only 34 x 20 cm (13 1/4 in x 7 7/8 in), matt and framed. 49.5 x 36 cm (19 1/2 in x 14 1/4 in).
Condition: good condition considering its age.