Émile Prudent was a notable virtuoso, and this piece exhibits the brilliant, salon-style pianism of the mid-19th century. It features ornate melodic lines that require significant finger dexterity.
The execution of rapid, delicate ornamentation requires a supple wrist and precise finger independence.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Barcarolle (Op.44) is rated Henle level 6 of 9 — advanced repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 7–8. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 8.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 6 — meaning you can already play level 5–6 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Barcarolle (Op.44) lasts about 5 minutes.
Barcarolle (Op.44) is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include Berceuse from Dolly suite by Gabriel Fauré, Ballade by Claude Debussy, Barcarole by Felix Draeseke — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.