Stopping in for a moment

I’m currently dealing with an excess of reality, and I will probably continue to be scarce here. While I’m away, you can listen to about 30 hours of music for piano and orchestra for 10¢ per hour, courtesy of Amazon.com, here, here and here. There’s ragtime here, if you’d prefer that. (The last includes some Louis Moreau Gottschalk, for no obvious reason.)

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Which famous historical figure is this actor portraying?

Who?

Hint: here’s a contemporary representation of him. He’s the one seated in the middle.

Spoiler

Who, indeed?

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The answer is here.