Depictions of Elizabeth II by Banksy

Weapons of Mass Destruction (2001)
Monkey Queen (2003)
Queen Ziggy (2012)

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Originally made in 2001 as a promotional image for Banksy's website, Weapons of Mass Distraction mimics the traditional royal portrait style.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.[1]

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.[2] A version of the work sold for £62,750 at Bonham's Banksy Online Sale in 2021[3]

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.[4]

References

  1. ^ Argun, Erin (21 November 2024). "Banksy Queens: Graffiti and Anti-Monarchy". MyArtBroker. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Banksy Monkey Queen | Meaning & History". Andipa Editions. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Bonhams : Banksy (born 1974) Monkey Queen Screenprint in colours, 2003, on wove paper, signed and numbered 77/750 in pencil, published by Pictures on Walls, London, the full sheet, in good condition, framedSheet 492 x 341mm. (19 3/8 x 13 3/8in.)". www.bonhams.com. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Banksy draws the Queen as Ziggy Stardust". The Telegraph. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
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