This painting (yes, it's a painting) of Hank Aaron will hang in the National Portrait Gallery

Hank Aaron celebrated his 80th birthday on Wednesday, and news broke on Thursday that Aaron will be receiving a fantastic birthday present: His portrait will soon adorn the halls of the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.

You can see the image that will hang at the Gallery above, and despite how it may look at first glance, it's not a photo -- it's a painting created by artist Ross Rossin. Rossin has painted photorealistic portraits of everyone from Theodore Roosevelt to Nefertiti to Babe Ruth, all of which you can see at his website.