Mikael Melbye

Portrait Artist
Mikael Melbye

  • About Mikael Melbye
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Kent Max MagelundJens Einer ChristensenLise-Lotte RebelLars Kann-RasmussenPia Kjærsgaard
Søren KjærsgaardSøren Bjerre NielsenSøren KrarupHer Majesty Queen Margrethe II of DenmarkHis Royal Highness The Prince Consort
His Royal Highness Prins ChristianHis Royal Highness Prince JoachimHer Royal Highness Princess MarieJens Kramer-MikkelsenAnders Gadegaard
Helle AdelborgJohannes Hecht NielsenNiels B. ChristiansenKenneth IversenKirsten Færch
Jesper Bruun RasmussenDame Ghita NørbyThe Seventh Marquess of SalisburyHaldor TopsøeHans Gammeltoft-Hansen
Alf Duch-PedersenFrank AndersenTage AndersenJohn O. CrosbyHans Møller Olsen
Peter FirthNiels NygaardHenning DyremoseDame Susse WoldSvend Kjærgaard
Michael ChristiansenKatinka AllerIb HansenNikolaj HübbeTorben Hardenberg
Povl Krogsgaard-LarsenThor PedersenHelge IsraelsenPia KjærsgaardBo Asmus Kjeldgaard
Nils BernsteinJens OddershedeJohnny Nim

Official Portraits

Mikael Melbye has portrayed a number of Danish and international officials from both the corporate, artistic, and political circle, including

  • Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
  • His Royal Highness The Prince Consort
  • His Royal Highness Prince Christian
  • His Royal Highness Prince Joachim
  • Her Royal Highness Princess Marie
  • The Seventh Marquess of Salisbury
  • Royal actress Dame Ghita Nørby
  • Oscar Nominee Peter Firth
  • Royal Opera Singer Ib Hansen

His paintings are to be found in such distinguished places as:

  • The Danish Portrait Gallery at Frederiksborg Castle
  • The Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Hatfield House, England
  • The Santa Fe Opera, USA
  • The Theatre Museum at Christiansborg, Denmark

More information about exhibitions and commisions is available on the references page

© 2026 Mikael Melbye
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