Muhammad Ben Ali ar-Ribati (Arabic: محمد بن علي الرباطي‎) was one of the earliest Moroccan painters.[1][2][3] As his surname suggests, Ribati was born in Rabat in 1861.[3] However, he was based in Tangier, where—though he had no formal training—he was supported by European artists, and where he had access to materials for watercolors.[1]