Paul Egell
Illustration — Paul Egell around 1730 Johann Paul Egell (April 9, 1691-Berlin, January 10, 1752) was a German sculptor and plasterer (stucco artist). He was a pupil of Permoser in Dresden. In 1721 he was made court sculptor in Mannheim by Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine.
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Paul Egell

Johann Georg Dathan · Scanned from "Die großen Deutschen im Bilde" (1936) by Michael Schönitzer · Public domain
- Born
- 1691 · Waibstadt.
- Died
- 1752 · Mannheim.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- sculptor · plasterer
- Movements
- Baroque
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Paul Egell around 1730 Johann Paul Egell (April 9, 1691-Berlin, January 10, 1752) was a German sculptor and plasterer (stucco artist). He was a pupil of Permoser in Dresden. In 1721 he was made court sculptor in Mannheim by Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine.
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Born at Waibstadt in 1691, died in Mannheim in 1752.
The recorded working language is German. Work by Paul Egell is recorded in the collections of Germanisches Nationalmuseum.
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