BAL128203 Sketch for Jacques Offenbach\'s \'Tales of Hoffmann\', 1915 (oil on canvas) by Sudeikin, Sergei Yurevich (1882-1946); Bakhrushin Theatrical Museum, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: The Tales of Hoffmann (French: Les contes d\'Hoffmann) is an op矇ra fantastique by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann. Hoffmann is the protagonist in the opera.); Russian, out of copyright.