Jan GAREMIJN (Bruges 1712 - 1799) Head of a man with a hat Brown stone and white chalk highlights on blue paper. (Bends, small stains and upper left corner cut). 26.8 x 21.5 cm As a young man, Jan Garemijn was a pupil of the sculptor Rochus Aerts, Hendrik Pulinx and Lodewijk Roose, both painters. In 1765, he became professor and director of the Bruges Academy, a position he held for ten years. A prolific artist, he is admired above all for his drawing skills. His style was strongly influenced by the great French artists Boucher, Fragonard and Greuze, as well as his compatriots Jordaens and Rubens.