Do I own the rights to this picture I commissioned? [UK]

I commissioned a piece of art online of a character I do not own, do I own the rights of the image? The artist is American, the character is Unit 01 from Neon Genesis Evangelion. Do I own the rights to the image, curious as he is selling it on to others.

[The artwork in question](https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/254384921/eva-01-inktober-original-illustration?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=shinji&ref=sc_gallery_2&plkey=caa5a844cfefbeb69d2de441e9cc0c5bdd5f4e32:254384921
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/254384921/eva-01-inktober-original-illustration?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=shinji&ref=sc_gallery_2&plkey=caa5a844cfefbeb69d2de441e9cc0c5bdd5f4e32:254384921)

EDIT: Turns out this is the one of a kind I paid for a few months back. This is the original drawing. When I commissioned it he only sent me the high res scan, do I technically own this as I paid for it to be created?

Posted Feb 21, 2016, 9:29 PM UTC · edited

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