Ladies' Needlework, executed in a period of general living sympathy of Russian society to what is happening in Greece ..
I think that this is more fantasy story, but with the actual prototypes. Standing figure, in my opinion, yet Byron. But the second character ... I think that this is one of the leaders of the Greeks. For example, Mark Botsaris (?), Who died a year before Byron's death in 1823.
http://www.vostlit.info/Texts/Dokume...recii/text.htm
Perhaps, in reality, none of the Greek commanders did not die at the hands of Byron, but to strengthen the impression the author's fantasy figure created such a plot. But perhaps the image does have a real motivation. In short, we must look for more details visit Byron in Greece, especially in Missolongi.