Depictions of maille over the arm harness

Was maille just used as a substitute for a lack of pauldrons, or were there cases of maille being worn over full arm harnesses? Or was this just inaccuracy?

Pic 1 - reenactment (maille over)

Pic 2 - screenshot from KCD2 reveal (maille over)

Pic 3 - illustration of medieval combat (maille under)

Pic 4 - Graham turner early 15th century knight depiction (maille under)