Rembrandt Peale and his father, Charles Willson Peale, painted Washington's portrait side-by-side in 1795. The 17-year-old showed the president looking much more his 63 years (left)than did his father, who presented a more idealized portrait(right)

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March 16, 1999
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Simultaneous portraits of a 63-year-old George Washington, painted by the father-and-son team of Charles and Rembrandt Peale, are among the paintings of the first president on display at the National Portrait Gallery. The exhibition of Washington portraits gives modern Americans a multifaceted look at the man whose face most know only from a dollar bill. Museum Curator Ellen Miles explains the exhibit and the people behind the canvases.

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