In this mural, Banksy references one of the world’s most famous paintings, The Mona Lisa, painted c. 1503-4 by Leonardo da Vinci. She has become a true icon of art history and has been the subject of numerous appropriations, but Banksy is the only artist who has flanked her with a firearm. 

In this version, Mona Lisa wears a headset (the same as the monkey protagonist in Monkey Detonator) while aiming a rocket launcher in the artist’s typical black and white stencil style. 

The mural appeared in the Soho district of West London.