Sandra Brady
Member
Hi Everyone, I have an order that I am researching , and I need some help. My customer described an elephant hunt scene from the 15th or 16th century. He read about this hunt in a book on hunting. He mentioned Wilbur Smith and Sir Samuel Baker as possible authors. It could also be in a book written about Teddy Roosevelt. The problem is, my customer is fuzzy on the details and the book he read it in. So here is what I have to go on: It's an elephant hunt, conducted by Moors or possibly Muslims? One person is on horseback (arabian horse), and generally gets the attention of the animal, while another brave (or stupid) soul comes around to the rear of the animal and hamstrings him with a sword. So I was wondering if anyone out there has maybe read of such a hunt. If so what was the book? or do you have any other details that could help me. I would like this artwork to be as accurate as possible. But I don't know if this is an Indian elephant hunt, or African, the style of dress that the hunters may have worn, the style of sword that would have been used etc... Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Sandy