corset medical illustration incorrect

Published at 537 × 402 in Thin or Thick Corset Profiles: Comparing Silhouettes and Cross Section
Illustration from the late 1800s (public domain). This is an artist's guess as to what is happening inside of the body when wearing a Victorian style corset, likely as part of Edwardian propaganda to promote the S-bend "Health" corset.

Late 1800s artist’s guess as to what is happening inside of the body when wearing a Victorian style corset, likely as part of Edwardian propaganda to promote the S-bend “Health” corset.
We now know from modern imaging that this hypothesis was incorrect (the liver is not pushed down by the corset).

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