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Claire Clairmont in 1819 by Amelia Curran - oil on canvas in Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire - Clara Mary Jane Clairmont (April 27, 1798 - March 19, 1879), or Claire Clairmont as she was commonly known, was a stepsister of writer Mary Shelley and the mother of Lord Byron's daughter Allegra.. ©TopFoto