Jan GAREMIJN (Bruges 1712 - 1799) Study sheet with three hands, two feet and a head Sanguine, black stone and traces of white chalk highlights on blue paper. (Bends, upper left corner cut, small stains). 45 x 28 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.