Depictions of Elizabeth II by Banksy

Over the years, the graffiti artist Banksy produced a series of signed and unsigned screenprints and artwork featuring Elizabeth II.

''Weapons of Mass Destruction'' (2001)

Originally made in 2001 as a promotional image for Banksy's website, Weapons of Mass Distraction mimics the traditional royal portrait style. The piece features 16 repeated images of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a gas mask, arranged and perforated like functional postage stamps.

''Monkey Queen'' (2003)

Banksy's Monkey Queen is an inflammatory portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The monkey is pictured in the Queen's jewels and her coiffed hair, in front of a mod-style target background. The work was released as a series of 150 signed and 600 unsigned screenprints. A version of the work sold for £62,750 at Bonham's Banksy Online Sale in 2021

''Queen Ziggy'' (2012)

To coincide with the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II, Banksy stencilled a picture of her as Ziggy Stardust, showing her with a jagged red stripe. The graffiti first appeared on Upper Maudlin Street in the city of Bristol.