Husband commissions 23 artists from Reddit to paint pictures of his son for wife's birthday 

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Ernst Berlin (pictured with his nine-month-old son Jacob), from Chicago, has given his wife Agnes a birthday present she will never forget - after commissioning 23 artists to create unique works of art of his family

The artworks were each based on various photographs of the family supplied to the 23 artists for inspiration

Mr Berlin, 33, asked 50 artists to paint a picture of his son Jacob (above) and was pleased that 23 responded

Mr Berlin filmed his wife's reaction to the works - created by a range of artists - and posted the video online

Baby Bond: The images came in over a period months - and Mr Berlin liked them all, so he hung them all up

Mr Berlin, an amateur photographer, found the artists on website Reddit, and after initially asking the group if anyone was interested, was surprised when submissions kept coming in over a period of several months

Mr Berlin's nine-month-old son Jacob became the star of the show - and featured in the majority of the pieces

The artists chose from 40 pictures altogether, such as this cute image of Jacob resting on his mother's belly

After receiving the final artworks back from the artists, Mr Berlin hung them around the house for his wife

Mr Berlin, 33, said: 'I was worried about not finishing it in time, but luckily it all worked out'

One of the artists chose to recreate this picture of Agnes and Jacob in hospital just after he was born

Mr Berlin sent a selection of adorable pictures to the artists, including this one of nine-month-old Jacob

He then waited over a period of several months for the artists' own creations to be returned to him

Jacob features in the majority of the artworks, which were given to his surprised mother on her birthday

Mr Berlin said the response to his idea from his family and friends has been overwhelmingly positive

The idea to approach the artists was a 'light bulb moment', according to Mr Berlin. Pictured: A photograph of young Jacob (left) and a replica artwork supplied by one of the artists which Mr Berlin found on Reddit

Mr Berlin, his wife Agnes and their son Jacob could be seen having fun in a park in one of the photographs

The same photograph was transformed by one of the artists on Reddit (above) and returned to the family