A history lesson

I wanted cheering up a bit, so started thinking about prehistoric European royalty. This is Maria Luisa of Parma (1751-1819), consort of Carlos IV of Spain. She was scheming, crafty and manipulative. Quite a madam, in fact. She was a cow. I came across this painting and, for the moment, felt quite sorry for the poor hag. How could she look down to eat her dinner, without getting a dinner full of hat? How did she manage to go to the loo? Did she, in fact, go? What happened if she wanted a scratch?
I now realise that the crippling poverty, starvation and toil of the Spanish peasant were as nothing, compared to the sufferings of poor old Maria Luisa.