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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 $206 39 × 26 cm
Trompe l'oeil: Two bats nailed to a timber wall, knife and quill pen ("The Bat Painting") (1738) is the most famous painting by Gabriel Orm, held by the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm. From the 1 works of Gabriel Orm in our catalogue, here are the 1 that collectors and museum visitors look at most, with the year, the museum and the story of each.
Ranked by our popularity score, which combines the searches, visits and orders for each work. Updated November 2026. Every masterpiece on this page can be ordered as a museum-quality, hand-painted oil reproduction or a fine art print, at the size you choose.
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") |
1738 is the year of every dated Gabriel Orm masterpiece on this page: here they are, in order of fame.
Trompe l'oeil: Two bats nailed to a timber wall, knife and quill pen ("The Bat Painting") (1738).
31 years old: Trompe l'oeil: Two bats nailed to a timber wall, knife and quill pen ("The Bat Painting") dates from 1738 and Gabriel Orm was born in 1707.
Our catalogue lists 1 works by Gabriel Orm.
Most of them are in Nationalmuseum (Stockholm). The table above lists the museums one by one.
Yes. Every painting on this page can be ordered as a museum-quality, hand-painted oil reproduction or a fine art print, in the size you choose, from the painting's own page.
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."