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Why do many older portraits/pictures of important people.... ?
Why do many older portraits/pictures of important people depict the person with their hand in their shirt.
The most well known would be Napoleon, but here are some others.
All Presidential/Vice Presidential candidates:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:GeorgeMcClellan.jpeg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lewis_Cass_-_Brady-Handy.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Franklin_Pierce.jpg
Napoleon had an ulcer and he had his hand there to give an external massage.
Others did it, for they thought it gave them a regal bearing
Portrait Archer - Brady ELLISON (USA)