German sculptor and stuccoist. He was trained by Balthasar Permoser in Dresden and returned to his native city of Mannheim around 1720 to become official sculptor to the electoral court. In this capacity he was involved in furnishing Schloss Schwetzing and the park being built by Elector Charles Philip. His allegorical stucco reliefs on the walls of the monumental staircase are among the most successful creations of early 18th-century German decorative art. Egell also designed and carved furniture for the Schloss. In 1734-1735, Egell worked on behalf of the princes Anselm Franz von Thurn und Taxis in the construction of Palais Thurn und Taxis in Frankfurt. The Baroque city castle was destroyed by 1944 aerial bombing during World War II. Fragments remain. Of his works still remaining are stucco reliefs in the Mannheim Palace, masks at the Castle Hotel, pediment reliefs on the Castle Church and the Jesuit church, and design of the local silver Madonna and of the organ. Shortly before his death Egell had completed the design for the Chinese Pavilion in Oggersheim. It was completed by his son Augustin Egell (1731-1786). //