"He was painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds, among others; "Portrait of Omai" sold in 2001 for "the second highest price ever paid for a British picture", according to the "Antiques Trade Gazette".Omai's journey to England and subsequent return to Tahiti with Cook's third voyage in 1776 became the subject of a theatrical production, written and directed by the dramatist John O'Keefe, entitled "Omai – A Voyage ‘round the World" that was performed during the 1785 Christmas season at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden.