Pair of early French botanical engravings in antique gilt and gesso frames. They are inscribed as follows: Baptiste Monnoyer pinx & sc. 9. N. de Poilly ex. cpr Both frames have an old label on the reverse that reads as follows: LIVRES - ESTAMPES - DESSINS G. Mathias, Expert, Paris "Jean Baptiste Monnoyer 1635-1699 Ecole Francaise 17th Epreuve de l'epoque colorie. GM." Zoom into photos to appreciate in detail. A similar botanical of a basket of flowers, designed and engraved by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and dated ca.1670–80. Measurements: Frames: 18 5/8" by 15 1/4" approximately.