Pieter Maes (XIX), Attributed to - Portret van kunstschilder Jan Anton Garemijn (1835)

Antique Flemish portrait of Jan Anton Garemijn – Pieter Maes, 1835 – oil on panel
Period: 1835 (19th century)
Signed see photo
Around the oval trompe-l'oeil frame is the inscription: "J. GAREMYN PICTOR natus 1712". At the bottom there is the original signature and dating: "P. Maes fait pour souvenir 1835". Garemijn is depicted with a drawing stylus, slate, and easel canvas.
A particularly historical portrait of the Bruges painter Jan Anton Garemijn (1712–1799), who was director of the Bruges Academy from 1765 to 1775.
Jan Anton Garemijn (Bruges, 1712 – Bruges, 1799).
Inscription at the top: "J. GAREMYN PICTOR natus 1712" ("J. Garemijn, painter, born 1712").
Background: Jan Anton Garemijn was a prominent 18th-century Flemish painter and draftsman, and also director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Bruges.
The painting shows Garemijn with a white powdered wig, brown coat and red neckerchief. He holds drawing or painting tools. The painted inscriptions refer to Garemijn and his birth year 1712.
The work is attributed to Pieter Maes and dated 1835. It is presumably a posthumous commemorative portrait of this important Bruges artist.
Artist: Pieter Maes (attribution)
Subject: Jan Anton Garemijn, 1712–1799
Dating: 1835, according to the inscription
Provenance: presumably Bruges, Belgium
Technique: oil on panel
Dimensions including frame: W 40 cm × H 51 cm
Panel inner dimensions approx. 29 x 40 cm
Includes the original decorative wooden and gilded frame.
Is a single, decorative wooden frame
See photos for wear and damage to the frame and corners. Good antique condition with nice age-related patina. Signs of age present on frame and panel consistent with age.
Will be well packaged and shipped insured with a track and trace code