C1870. Line engraving. C1870. 510mm by 380mm (platemark) 575mm by 455mm (sheet). Line engraving, on India paper, marked 'Private Plate' to lower margin. Circa 1870. Lehmann's painting dates to 1869 when Reuters was 53 years old. Paul Julius de Reuters (1816-99) was a German entrepreneur and later naturalized British citizen.....