Jan GAREMIJN (Bruges 1712 - 1799) Seated figure Sanguine and red chalk proof on the right (sheet folded in the center). (Paper strip added on the left edge, upper right corner restored. Folds and stains). Old collector's label, top left on mount. 18.3 x 29 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.