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Trompe l'oeil: Two bats nailed to a timber wall, knife and quill pen ("The Bat Painting")
Hand-painted oil reproduction from $203 39 × 26 cm
Gabriel Orm, 1707 – 1781
Gabriel Orm: The 1 Best-Known Paintings
Of all Gabriel Orm's paintings, Trompe l'oeil: Two bats nailed to a timber wall, knife and quill pen ("The Bat Painting") (1738) is the most famous; it hangs in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm. Among the 1 works by Gabriel Orm in our catalogue, these 1 are the most celebrated, each shown with its date, its museum and its story.
Ranked by our popularity score, which combines the searches, visits and orders for each work. Updated November 2026. Each painting on this page can be ordered as an oil reproduction painted by hand on linen canvas, or as a fine art print, made to the size you choose.
- Born · died
- 1707 – 1781
- Works in our catalogue
- 1
- Most famous
- Trompe l'oeil: Two bats nailed to a timber wall, knife and quill pen ("The Bat Painting") (1738)
- Most works at
- Nationalmuseum
Gabriel Orm's 10 most celebrated paintings
Where Gabriel Orm's canvases hang
The museum that holds the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Gabriel Orm | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nationalmuseum |
Stockholm | 1 | Trompe l'oeil: Two bats nailed to a timber wall, knife and quill pen ("The Bat Painting") |
Year by year: Gabriel Orm's most celebrated canvases
One year, 1738, holds every dated canvas by Gabriel Orm on this page: here they are, most famous first.
Your questions on Gabriel Orm's paintings, answered
Which is the most celebrated painting by Gabriel Orm?Read the answer
Trompe l'oeil: Two bats nailed to a timber wall, knife and quill pen ("The Bat Painting") (1738).
How old was Gabriel Orm at the time of Trompe l'oeil: Two bats nailed to a timber wall, knife and quill pen ("The Bat Painting")?Read the answer
Gabriel Orm, born in 1707, was 31 years old: Trompe l'oeil: Two bats nailed to a timber wall, knife and quill pen ("The Bat Painting") dates from 1738.
How many paintings by Gabriel Orm are known?Read the answer
1 works by Gabriel Orm are in our catalogue.
Which museums hold Gabriel Orm's best-known canvases?Read the answer
Mostly in Nationalmuseum (Stockholm); the list above names each museum and its canvases.
Can I order a hand-painted copy of a painting by Gabriel Orm?Read the answer
Yes. Every painting on this page can be ordered from its own page as an oil reproduction painted by hand, or as a fine art print, in the size you choose.
Gabriel Orm: the painter's story
The Life and Work of Gabriel Orm
Gabriel Orm was a Swedish painter born in 1707. Throughout his life, he established himself as a professional painter, eventually passing away in Norrköping on July 2, 1781.
His artistic legacy is represented in the collections of the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm. One of his notable works is a 1738 piece titled Trompe l'oeil: Two bats nailed to a timber wall, knife and quill pen, often referred to as "The Bat Painting."