# Franklin Dulin Briscoe artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T16:26:37.418Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: American
- Common media: Painting

## About Franklin Dulin Briscoe

Franklin Dulin Briscoe (1844–1903), also recorded by authority files as Franklin D. Briscoe and Franklin Dullin Briscoe, was an American painter. Public identity records from Wikidata, VIAF, and Getty ULAN connect these name forms to the same artist. The available biographical source describes him principally as a marine painter and also associates him with Orientalist subject matter. Collectors are therefore most likely to encounter his name in connection with maritime paintings, especially compositions involving ships, open water, coastlines, or atmospheric marine settings, as well as less common works reflecting nineteenth-century Western interest in subjects characterized at the time as Orientalist. Several public-domain images associated with the Reading Public Museum are catalogued simply as “Marine,” reinforcing the importance of seascapes within his surviving record. The source pack does not establish a formal movement or school, so Briscoe is best described through his nationality, profession, period, and documented subject interests rather than a speculative stylistic label.

## Common works and media

Paintings are the most securely supported work type for Franklin Dulin Briscoe, with marine subjects forming the clearest documented focus. Auction and appraisal contexts may also classify some entries as works on paper or prints, but that broader category should be confirmed against each lot rather than assumed from the artist's identity alone. For marine works, compare the specific vessel or coastal subject, composition, scale, support, surface condition, signature, and date whenever those details are available.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's matched public-auction data provides a useful starting point for evaluating works attributed to Franklin Dulin Briscoe, but the record is limited and should not be treated as a complete market history. Comparisons are most meaningful when the medium, dimensions, date, marine or other subject matter, condition, and attribution are closely aligned. Signature and inscription details, restoration history, provenance, exhibition records, and catalogue references can also affect how confidently a work is identified and compared. The available Appraisily record spans sales dated from 1993 through 2022, with 11 priced records reported on the collected page. Realized prices may reflect different fee conventions, while private sales, missing records, and later attribution changes may not appear in the dataset.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/95751379/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500011559
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4096560
- RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/98598
- Wikipedia: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%2C_%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%94%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/franklin-dulin-briscoe/