A Franklin Mint Sevenarts House of Erte "Leopard" Hand Painted Porcelain Figurine, Limited Edition No. A1293. H 9" x D 4". About Artist: Romain de Tirtoff (23 November 1892 - 21 April 1990) was a Russian-born French artist and designer known by the pseudonym Erte. He was a diversely talented 20th-century artist and designer who flourished in an array of fields, including fashion, jeweler, graphic arts, costume and set design for film, theatre, and opera, and interior decor.