Jan GAREMIJN (Bruges 1712 - 1799) Study for a pediment with two angels holding a portrait Black stone and traces of white chalk highlights on blue paper. Old collector's label top left on mount. (Paper strip added to right edge. Folds, small holes at bottom and small stains). 26.5 x 45 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.