Jan GAREMIJN (Bruges 1712 - 1799) Study sheet with two legs Sanguine and white chalk highlights on beige paper. Dated lower left. Old collector's label, top right on mount. (Small lack at top center, small stains and small folds). 25 x 34.3 cm A montage of three drawings is included. 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.