This week, Ronny Andersen celebrates 20 years with the Danish Order Chapter, having been appointed Royal Herald Painter of Denmark on July 1, 2005.
In Denmark, there has been a royal herald painter since the 1680s. The first one whose name we know is Herman von Ham, who held the position from 1690 to 1713.
The royal herald painters of the 18th century are largely unknown. We know a few names, such as Frederik Christian van Bracht and Andreas Thornborg, but from 1808 onward we know them all.
The longest-serving of these Ole Larsen, who held the position from 1808 to 1852. His immediate successor however, Carl Johan Løffler, served only one year before falling victim to the cholera epidemic.
The most dramatic end befell Gustav Brock. He became royal herald painter in 1883 and died in 1887 from mushroom poisoning.
The current royal herald painter, Ronny Andersen, painted the new royal coat of arms of Denmark.
- 1808–1852 Ole Larsen
- 1852–1853 Carl Johan Løffler
- 1853–1875 Georg Hilker
- 1875–1883 ?
- 1883–1887 Gustav Brock
- 1887–1919 H.F. Funch
- 1919–1940 ?
- 1940–1945 Johannes Britze
- 1945–1967 Franz Šedivý
- 1968–1994 Aage Wulff
- 1994–2005 Johan Alkjær
- 2005– Ronny Andersen
Photo: Di (they-them), Wikimedia