Spurveskjul

Spurveskjul is Nicolai Abildgaard's former country house in Virum north of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Nicolai Abildgaard bought a property in Virum and in 1804-05 constructed a new two-storey country house for his own use.

Abildgaard wrote many of his friends in Italy and France, asking them to bring plants and seeds for his garden back to Denmark.

It is a narrow, rectangular building constructed with timber framing and white finishing.

The triangular gable of the south-facing dormer features a portrait relief of Nicolai Abildgaard.