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The US comedian Kevin Hart has bought his own portrait from Nigerian hyper-realist artist Eli Waduba Yusuf.

Yusuf tweeted out his pencil portrait, tagging Hart in the hope that the actor might see the finished product.

Hart tweeted Yusuf directly to tell him he not only wanted to buy the portrait but also commission Yusuf to draw portraits of a few of his celebrity friends.

The reaction to Hart's reply had more than 310k likes in the first 24 hours with people tweeting their congratulations to Yusuf and wishing him well.