Lucius A Briggs ( 1852 - 1931 ) was an American painter. Lucius A Briggs s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices varying from 1200 USD for An American frigate off a coast in 2005 to 1896 USD for Portrait of the U.S.S. Constitution in Boston Harbor in 2011 , based on the size and medium of the artwork.